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Differentiation in Classroom Bloom's taxonomy
Bloom's taxonomy
• 1950's - developer by Benjamin Bloom
• means of expressiong qualitatively different kinds of thinling £
• One of the most universally applied models
• Provides a way to organize thinking skills into six levels - from basic skills to higher order thinking
bloom's Taxonomy
» Domains of educational activites:
• Knowledge - cognitive
• Skills - psychomotor
• Attitudes - affective
Bloom's taxonomy
The Knowledge Dimension	Remember	Under-stand	Apply	Analyze	Evaluate	Create
Facts	list	para-phrase	classify	outline	rank	categorize
Concepts	recall	explains	show	contrast	criticize	modify
Processes	outline	estimate	produce	diagram	defend	design
Procedures	reproduce	give an example	relate	identify	critique	plan
Principles	state	converts	solve	different-iates	conclude	revise
Meta-cognitive	proper use	interpret	discover	infer	predict	actualize
• Bloom's taxonomy in classroom
Practical Bloom's
Suitable for use with the entire class Emphasis on certain levels for different children
Extend children's thinking skills through emphasis on higher levels of the taxonomy (analysis, evaluation, creation)
Possible approaches with a class could be:
- All children work through the remembering and understanding stages and then select at least one activity from each other level
- All children work through first two levels and then select activities from any other level
- Some children work at lower level while others work at higher levels
- All children select activities from any level
- Some activities are tagged "essential" while others are "optional"
- A thinking process singled out for particular attention eg. Comparing, (done with all children, small group or individual)
- Some children work through the lower levels and then design their own activities at the higher levels
- All children write their own activities from the taxonomy
(Black, 1988, p. 23).
Remembering	How many ways can you travel from one place to another? List and draw all the ways you know. Describe one of the vehicles
	from your list, draw a diagram and label the parts. Collect "transport" pictures from magazines- make a poster with info.
Understanding	How do you get from school to home? Explain the method of travel and draw a map. Write a play about a form of modern transport. Explain how you felt the first time you rode a bicycle. Make your desk into a form of transport.
Applying	Explain why some vehicles are large and others small. Write a story about the uses of both. Read a story about "The Little Red Engine" and make up a play about it. Survey 10 other children to see what bikes they ride. Display on a chart or graph.
Analysing	Make a jigsaw puzzle of children using bikes safely. What problems are there with modern forms of transport and their uses- write a report. Use a Venn Diagram to compare boats to planes, or helicopters to bicycles.
Evaluating	What changes would you recommend to road rules to prevent traffic accidents? Debate whether we should be able to buy fuel at a cheaper rate. Rate transport from slow to fast etc..
Creating	Invent a vehicle. Draw or construct it after careful planning. What sort of transport will there be in twenty years time? Discuss, write about it and report to the class. Write a song
Easy to follow and natural progression*.
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"Tick or cross" tasks! "Same or different" exercises1.
"Number searches1.' "Timed challenges!" "Worded problems1"
1. CHAPTER A "Getting to know myself"
A.1 Me and my social network
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My bright and darker sides
What are you proud of? What do other people like about you? What are you good at?
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What is good about me
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ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND DECENT WORK
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Personal circles
People, who are part of my life: Family --Ussm^ Friends
At work
Professionals
CHAPTER A "title"
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CHAPTER A "Getting to know myself"
A.2 Me and my life
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND DECENT WORK
1. CHAPTER A "Getting to know myself"
A.3 Me and my work
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND DECENT WORK
|Activity A.3.11
My work experience
To work alone
To work in a group
To work at home
To work at a workplat
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1. CHAPTER A "Getting to know myself"
A.4 Personal profile
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Important things about me
Activity a.4-4| My action plan
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND DECENT WORK
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