Learning Taxonomies

Name at least two different learning taxonomies.

Describe how learning taxonomies might be used in a research project.

Learning Objectives

Bloom learning taxonomy

Anderson, L. W. and David R. Krathwohl, D. R., et al (2001) A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Pearson Education, Abridged Edition. http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/curric/newtaxonomy.htm

Lee Shulman’s Learning Taxonomy

Shulman, L.S. (2002). "Making differences: A Table of Learning." Change Magazine, 34(6), 36-45. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/publications/sub.asp?key=452&subkey=612&printable=true.

Commitment (to the process of science, paradigms)

Performance (of laboratory techniques) Engagement (with new texts and ideas) Understanding (of new ideas and doubt of

certainty) Reflection (on research results) Judgment (deliberations, debates) New Commitment (to the process of science,

paradigms) New engagements....

Shulman – con’t

• Foundational Knowledge - Understanding and remembering information and ideas.• Students will recognize and understand legal terminology.• Acquire in-depth knowledge of key concepts of virology.

• Application - Skills; critical, creative, and practical thinking; managing projects.• Students will be able to compare and contrast opposing legal principles, choose a position and

defend it.• Students  will demonstrate teamwork in preparing a complex project.

• Integration - Connecting ideas, people, realms of life.• Students will be able to apply legal principles to the accounting field.• Assess the contributions of virology to advances in science and medicine.

• Human Dimension - Learning about oneself, others.• Students use reflection and team feedback to identify areas where they have strengths and

areas that need improvement.• Value the group learning environment.

• Caring - Developing new feelings, interests, values.• Students will want to apply legal and ethical knowledge to life events.• Understand the impact of viral disease on individuals and populations.

• Learning How to Learn - Becoming a better student; inquiring about a subject; self-directing learners.• Students will be able to do research to assess and apply court cases to legal issues.• Learn to think as a scientist.

Significant LearningDee Fink advocates the expression of learning outcomes in

terms of his six-part taxonomy

Dee Fink Taxonomy Significant Learning taxonomy

Fink, Dee. 2003 Creating Significant Learning Experiences. Jossey Bass.http://www.wcu.edu/WebFiles/PDFs/facultycenter_SignificantLearning.pdf

Lexicon; working vocabulary; language Classification (library, catalogue, Carnegie

Classification) Elements to be balanced (food groups; Boyer's

scholarships) Assessment and design framework; protocol

for analysis Middle-range theory Master narrative Mnemonic; checklist; heuristic Ideology; conscience; moral code Elements to be played with

Uses of Taxonomies

Applications

Applications, con’t

http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/collectiondetails.aspx?TopicalCollectionID=6

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Lots of different learning taxonomies. Learning taxonomies can help you classify

test questions, student answers, etc. There is LOTS of info on the web.

Conclusions