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Bloom's taxonomy
Classification system developed in 1956 by education psychologist Benjamin Bloom to categorize intellectual skills and behavior important to learning. Bloom identified six cognitive levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, with sophistication growing from basic knowledge recall skills to the highest level, evaluation.

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Bloom's Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification system developed in 1956 by education psychologist Benjamin Bloom to categorize intellectual skills and behavior important to learning. Bloom identified six cognitive levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,...
Format: article
By Heather Coffey.
Kinetic connections: Bloom's taxonomy in action
An introduction to strategies for using the web to push your students to higher levels of thinking.
Format: article
By Bobby Hobgood, Melissa Thibault, and David Walbert.
North Carolina Thinking Skills: An introduction
There are five dimensions in the model of thinking skills used to classify questions for the state's assessment tests.
Format: article
By Tom Munk.
Gifted?
It is important for gifted children to be with other gifted children, the more often the better.
By Cathy Kroninger.

Resources on the web

CongressLink
Provides information about the current Congress, about the Congress as an institution, and resources for teachers to help teach about the Congress. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: The Dirksen Congressional Center
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, this companion site for the National Museum of African American History and Culture provides comprehensive information about educational resources, online exhibitions, stories of individual Americans, and links to other... (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Smithsonian