BALANCING BLOOM’S TAXONOMY LEVELS IN A SINGLE LESSON

Abstract

A well-developed lesson is one in which cognitive engagement is not limited to a single dimension, but rather encompasses various levels of thinking skills. Bloom’s Taxonomy, first introduced by Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues in 1956 and revised later, provides teachers with a hierarchical framework that organizes thinking skills from lower-order to higher-order: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. In the context of modern education, effective lessons should not confine students to just recalling or understanding information; instead, students should be provided with opportunities to progress through each level in a thoughtful and intentional way.