A method used by teachers to improve learning: Students are asked to deal with increasingly challenging questions to test their comprehension of a given material. By asking critical thinking questions, all levels of thinking are being developed.  Students will have improved attention to detail, as well as an increase in their comprehension and problem-solving skills.

Bloom's Taxonomy for Effective Learning

Knowledge - Remembering previously learned informationComprehension - Demonstrating an understanding of the factsApplication - Applying knowledge to actual situationsAnalysis - Breaking down objects or ideas into simpler parts and finding evidence to support realizationSynthesis - Compiling component ideas into a new whole or propose alternative solutionsEvaluation - Making and defending judgments based on internal evidence or external criteria

Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy

The hierarchy of Bloom's Taxonomy is the widely accepted framework through which all teachers should guide their students through the cognitive learning process. In other words, teachers use this framework to focus on higher order thinking skills. You can think of Bloom's Taxonomy as a pyramid, with simple knowledge-based recall questions at the base.

Bloom's Taxonomy for Effective Learning

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