Question

What is the primary difference between the original Bloom's Taxonomy and the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy?

1. The Revised Taxonomy changed the names of the six major categories from nouns to verbs.
2. The Revised Taxonomy added a fourth domain called 'Experiential'.
3. The Revised Taxonomy removed the 'Evaluation' level.
4. The Revised Taxonomy reordered the levels, placing 'Creating' at the bottom.

• A. None of these
• B. All
• C. 1 only
• D. 2 only

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1 only

REVISED BLOOM'S TAXONOMY

• The Revised Bloom's Taxonomy, developed by Anderson and Krathwohl, updated the original by changing the category names from nouns to verbs to reflect active cognitive processes (e.g., Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating).

• The order of the top two levels was also swapped, with 'Creating' now being the highest level.

• As the taxonomy reflects different forms of thinking and thinking is an active process verbs were used rather than nouns.

• The subcategories of the six major categories were also replaced by verbs and some subcategories were reorganised.