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What is Bloom's Taxonomy?

When writing course learning outcomes, it's important that they clearly indicate what the students will be able to do, demonstrate, or know by the end of the course, and how this will be measured. Using tools such as Bloom's Taxonomy can help us write more effective, meaningful outcomes.

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework that can help instructors classify the types of learning experiences they would like to create in the classroom. The taxonomy is organized by complexity and specificity where higher-order thinking is placed at the top of the taxonomy. Depending on the course learning outcomes (CLOs) for the class, instructors can align their outcomes appropriately. For example, a 400-level course will use words higher in the taxonomy such as create, evaluate, and analyze while 100-level courses might use words towards the bottom of the taxonomy, such as apply and understand.

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