Blooms Taxonomy Analysis

Part 1: Bloom’s Taxonomy and Critical Thinking

Strengths and Weaknesses of Bloom’s Taxonomy I began studying the behavior of children over 30 years ago when I entered college as an Elementary Education major. In that time, there has rarely been a course that I have taken that does not, at some point in time, utilize the strengths and the model of Bloom’s taxonomy to some degree. I am almost certain that I have never been asked to look at the possibility of ‘weaknesses’ in Bloom’s theory before this. And, quite honestly I don’t remember ever questioning the validity of his entire model, until now. According to Making Thinking Visible, teachers frequently respond, when asked to identify the thinking required in their lessons with, “Do you
The rates of youths’ exposure to sexual abuse are estimated to be 25-43% in the United States. From the point of view of the mental health experts who wrote the article, much of what they see in their practice on a daily basis, is that displayed behaviors are similar between children who have been exposed to traumatic events. This includes anything that involves death, threat of injury, horror, terror or helplessness for themselves or
When faced with a single incident of exposure to trauma, the majority of children develop a resilience and return eventually to their previous state of development. There is a technique called cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) that has been affective in reducing serious trauma reactions. When given opportunities to review the trauma in a secure and safe environment with trained professionals in mental health, children can be helped to decrease trauma reactions such as self-blame, and understand and respond to their own experience. As a teacher of small children, and a student in the field of psychology, this article is very relevant to my research question and the implementation of the ideas of this article in my psychology practice. Any child in my care, who displays signs or symptoms of possible exposure to trauma, must be carefully assessed, monitored and treated in order to be able to function in their family, school setting or group. Watching for and being aware of the behaviors associated with traumatic event exposure, such as the development of new fears; separation anxiety; sleep disruption; sadness; loss of normal activity interest; decline in concentration and schoolwork; anger and irritability, could be detrimental to detecting a child in distress