Bloom's Taxonomy. Mary Forehand The University of Georgia Introduction One of the basic questions facing educators has always been "Where do we begin in seeking to improve human thinking? " (Houghton, 2004). Fortunately we do not have to begin from scratch in searching for answers to this complicated question. The Communities Resolving Our Problems (C.R.O.P.) recommends, "One place to begin is in defining the nature of thinking.
Before we can make it better, we need to know more of what it is" (Houghton, 2004). Benjamin S. Although it received little attention when first published, Bloom's Taxonomy has since been translated into 22 languages and is one of the most widely applied and most often cited references in education. History In 1780, Abigail Adams stated, "Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence" ( quotationspage.com, 2005). What is Bloom's Taxonomy? Clearly, Bloom's Taxonomy has stood the test of time. Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT) Summary. Learnist. Institute of Learning Styles Research. What is Multiple Intelligence? - Parentree-editors' blog - Parentree. In recent times, the term "multiple intelligence" has been very frequently used in Indian education circles and many schools are also claiming that their academic approach is based on it.
So what is it? Here is an introduction to what "multiple intelligence" means. Multiple intelligence is a theory that says the conventional definition of intelligence is not wide enough. Conventionally we usually classify the following skills as intelligence - verbal fluency, mathematical and computational skill, analytical skills. Over the years, many experts have streamlined these into tests and then further distilled it down to a number called IQ - Intelligence Quotient.
In 1983, Howard Gardner, an American psychologist wrote a book called "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences" in which he defined intelligence more broadly as - "The human ability to solve problems or to make something that is valued in one or more cultures. The eight multiple intelligences are explained below. No.