Bloom's taxonomy of learning is a framework for categorizing and organizing different types of learning objectives into a hierarchical structure. The taxonomy was originally created by educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom in 1956 and revised in 2001. It is commonly used in education to describe the cognitive or knowledge-based domain of learning. The six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy are:
1. Remembering - recalling information, facts, or concepts
2. Understanding - comprehending the meaning of information or concepts
3. Applying - using knowledge or concepts in a new or different context
4. Analyzing - breaking down information or concepts into component parts
5. Evaluating - making judgments about the value or quality of information or concepts
6. Creating - synthesizing information or concepts to generate something new
The hierarchy of the taxonomy suggests that higher levels of learning depend on mastery of the lower levels. For example, in order to evaluate information, one must first understand it and apply it in different contexts.
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