L1: Critical Thinking

• non-critical thinking

  accepting things without examination
• Who published Bloom's Taxonomy in 1956?

  Benjamin Bloom
• What is the purpose of Bloom's Taxonomy?

  Classifies levels of thinking for learning
• How many levels are in the original Bloom's Taxonomy?

  Six levels
• What are the six levels of thinking in the original Bloom's Taxonomy?

  1. Knowledge
  2. Comprehension
  3. Application
  4. Analysis
  5. Synthesis
  6. Evaluation
• Who revised Bloom's Taxonomy in 2001?

  Lorin Anderson
• What change did Anderson make to Bloom's Taxonomy?

  Created is more complex than evaluating
• What are the six levels of thinking in the revised Bloom's Taxonomy?

  1. Remembering
  2. Understanding
  3. Applying
  4. Analyzing
  5. Evaluating
  6. Creating
• What do L.O.T.S and H.O.T.S stand for?

  • L.O.T.S: Lower Order Thinking Skills
  • H.O.T.S: Higher Order Thinking Skills
• remembering

  involves retrieval or recalling of information
• understanding

  the construction of meaning from verbal and non verbal messages
• applying

  the use and implementation of knowledge in various information
• analyzing

  focuses on breaking down ideas into parts and relating them to one another
• evaluating

  making judgements on the value and validity of ideas and events
• creating

  combining parts to form a well designed whole