Bloom's Taxonomy and Learner-Centered Ideology

Bloom's Taxonomy and Learner-Centered Learning
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Bloom's Taxonomy and Learner-Centered Learning
Bloom's taxonomy is the basis used by educators to classify the diverse learning outcomes and objectives of courses. It was initially proposed by Benjamin Bloom, a prominent psychologist and enthusiast in education. The major aspects in Bloom's Taxonomy include understanding, remembering, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. For individuals to learn at the higher levels, they must have acquired the basic knowledge at the lower levels of learning. Learning outcomes refer to the goals for student learning. Notably, the instructor develops these learning outcomes to define what students will learn as they undertake a particular course. The course outcomes are usually shared with the students at the beginning of the semester. Also, educators develop generally learning outcomes for lessons, units, or chapters. These outcomes are utilized to guide the educator in developing course materials shared with the students during the study. The essay aims to describe the purpose of learner-centered ideology for developing a course and identify a course outcome and objective following Bloom's taxonomy.
Learner-centered ideology is a prominent approach that numerous educators have applied. Using the learner-centered ideology aims to equip the students with skills to prepare them for the future. When developing a course, the learner-centered ideology aims to provide them with relevant skills in the labor market (Azhar et al., 2020). Instead of churning out information, the educator presents learners with issues that guide them to build solutions. As the labor scope changes, demand for diverse and multicultural attitudes and skills grows. Therefore, a learner-centered ideology is vital in enabling students to interact with their peers. Notably, students will be able to collaborate and work in multicultural surroundings (Billings & Halstead, 2019). Another essential aspect of learner-centered ideology includes dev...