All About Bloom
Created by Benjamin Bloom, this taxonomy system is used to facilitate deeper understanding and an ability to apply learned information to other situations and concepts.
What is Bloom's Six Levels of Learning?
Thoughtful consideration of information, ideas, observations, and arguments encountered.
What is Critical Thinking?
A plea that does not offer any evidence or sense.
What is Begging?
The bottom level of the pyramid, that is defined as remembering previously learned material.
What is Knowledge?
Thinking outside the box and challenging what we know, while asking questions others have not (Abraham Lincoln, Lady Gaga, Steve Jobs, etc.)
What is Creativity?
Assuming that a small increase now will lead to a larger increase in the future.
What is a Slippery Slope?
The highest level on the pyramid, defined as using your ability to judge the value of ideas and information you are learning according to standards.
What is Evaluation?
Flaws in reasoning
What is a logical fallacy?
Assuming that because one event followed another, that the first must have caused the second.
What is falling victim to false cause?
The fourth level on the pyramid, defined as breaking down material into parts so you can understand its structure.
What is Analysis?
There are 6 steps to becoming a critical thinker: asking questions, considering multiple viewpoints/drawing conclusions, making arguments, ___________________, examining evidence, and recognizing/avoiding faulty reasoning.
What is Challenging Assumptions/Beliefs?
Assuming something is true just because there is no evidence which has proven it false.
What is assuming truth just because not proven false?
The third level on the pyramid, defined as using what you have learned in new situations.
What is Application?
College-level thinking involves 4 parts:_______________, making a choice between slow/fast thinking, collaboration, and creativity.
What is Problem Solving?
Arguing against a person rather than the argument itself.
What is attacking the person?