Benjamin Bloom discovered that 95% of students used the lowest form of cognitive ability to answer test questions. Recall of knowledge requires simple memorization making no room for creative or critical thought. In 1956, Bloom with other educational psychologists, developed Bloom’s Taxonomy to encourage students to use critical thought when answering test questions. Bloom’s Taxonomy consists of six levels in the cognitive domain, beginning with the lowest level of simple recall to the highest level of evaluation. Following this as a guide you will develop a test that measures simple recall to creative and critical thought which is the heart … Continue reading →