Editing Bloom Taxonomy (section)

== Remembering (Knowledge / Recall) ==
🧠 At this level, an expert can **define** Bloom’s taxonomy and **name** its foundational terms, contributors, versions, and common usage contexts.

* '''Core terminology & definitions'''
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomy Bloom's taxonomy]''' – A hierarchical framework for classifying educational learning objectives in the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_domain cognitive domain]''', progressing from simple recall to complex creation.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_domain Cognitive domain]''' – The area of learning related to mental skills, knowledge acquisition, and reasoning.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_domain Affective domain]''' – The learning domain involving attitudes, emotions, values, and feelings.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomotor_learning Psychomotor domain]''' – The learning domain focused on physical movement, coordination, and motor skills.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_objective Learning objective]''' – A measurable statement describing what a learner should know or do after instruction.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_outcome Learning outcome]''' – The demonstrated result or performance showing that learning has occurred.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_educational_objectives Taxonomy of Educational Objectives]''' – The original publication series introducing Bloom’s taxonomy.

* '''Key contributors'''
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bloom Benjamin Bloom]''' – Educational psychologist who led the committee that developed the taxonomy.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Krathwohl David Krathwohl]''' – Co-author of the taxonomy and contributor to the revised version.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorin_W._Anderson Lorin Anderson]''' – Former student of Bloom who co-led the 2001 revision.

* '''Canonical versions'''
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomy#Original_taxonomy Original 1956 taxonomy]''' – Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomy#Revised_taxonomy Revised 2001 taxonomy]''' – Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create.

* '''Where Bloom’s taxonomy is commonly seen'''
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education Education]''' – Curriculum development, lesson planning, learning progressions.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructional_design Instructional design]''' – Structuring learning activities and assessments.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_assessment Educational assessment]''' – Categorizing question difficulty and cognitive demand.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_education Teacher education]''' – Training educators in objective-writing and pedagogy.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_training Corporate training]''' – Designing workplace learning pathways and upskilling programs.
** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_management_system Learning management systems]''' – Tagging objectives and item banks by Bloom level.

* '''Typical recall-level facts'''
** Bloom’s taxonomy contains **six cognitive levels** in its revised form.
** It originated in the **United States** in the **1950s**.
** It is one of the **most widely used educational frameworks** worldwide.
** It appears in textbooks, standards documents, teacher preparation programs, and training manuals.