Mootly's Taxonomy

Maybe the problem with Blooms is just that it is a list of words. Which then means that the words have to be standardized to have specific and exacting definitions that don't necessarily match the vernacular usage of those words, let alone across fields of study and levels of cognitive function.

I think the killer was the word "apply" which is considered a low-level operations. But think about the following:

• Apply the varnish in long, even strokes.
• You've got to apply yourself to this task.
• I would like to apply for this position.
• Apply the basic principles of sociology to discuss the following scenario ...
• Apply defusing techniques to talk down an armed and distraught husband.
• Apply the current readings on Marcuse to critique Schiller's analysis of the importance of aesthetic and play.

I hope you get the point. Each version requires a different level of function, and different skill sets.

Words in the English language do not always just serve one purpose. To force given words to each mean one thing in defining education only creates an artificial model of meaning that limits and delimits what can be talked about and what qualifies as education.

Neither one is beneficial, and neither one promotes educational advancement.

By the way, in my model, these would be P1/K1, simple encouragement, P1, F2/C2, P2/C2, C2/3. And I'll leave you to read my last post to find out what that all means.