Bloom’s Taxonomy (Cognitive Domain) in Higher Education Settings: Reflection Brief

Abstract

<p>The role of taxonomy of objectives is considered to be one of the<br />most imperative elements in curriculum designing and drafting of<br />learning outcomes and objectives. Several educationists and academicians have regarded this model in facilitating learning achievement from lower level knowledge acquisition to higher order thinking. However, a few others have critiqued this phenomenon by reconnoitering its implications on segmentation of knowledge application into a hierarchical model, that may restrict learners, specifically in higher<br />education settings to limit their acquisition of a concept. Moreover,<br />students’ learning and motivation are hampered while undergoing<br />such an intensive, structured assessment of those learning outcomes.<br />This reflection brief will appraise and reflect in favour of the various<br />critiques established around the phenomenon of progressive Bloom’s<br />taxonomy and will briefly discuss the idea of reversing the level of<br />taxonomy in higher education settings to sustain student learning<br />motivation.</p>