Bloom's Taxonomy

 

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy in the Saudi EFL Classrooms

 

 

Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives within education, It refers to a classification of the different objectives that educators set for students (learning objectives). Bloom's Taxonomy divides educational objectives into three "domains":  Cognitive domain:  skills in the cognitive domain revolve around knowledge, comprehension, and critical thinking of a particular topic.

 Affective domain: Skills in the affective domain describe the way people react emotionally   and their ability to feel another living thing's pain or joy. Affective objectives typically target the awareness and growth in attitudes , emotion, and feelings.

Psychomotor domain : Skills in the psychomotor domain  describe the ability to physically manipulate a tool or instrument like a hand or a hammer. Psychomotor objectives usually focus on change and/or development in behavior and/or skills.   

 

Bloom’s Taxonomy is not  very well evident in the Saudi EFL classrooms , teachers always use traditional way of teaching they ask students to remember all information  they  have taken . Also they may reach to comprehension and application skills . It is necessary for teachers to use it in their classrooms, to improve student's learning process and to enhance their critical thinking. Me as a teacher , I will keep these Blooms Taxonomy skills  in mind , I will try to enhance students to think , analyze  new information to understand as will as to evaluate  not just remember.