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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Evolution of Educational Objectives: Bloom's Taxonomy and beyond
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Fallahi, Carolyn R.; LaMonaca, Frank H., Jr. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
It is crucial for teachers to communicate effectively about educational objectives to students, colleagues, and others in education. In 1956, Bloom developed a cognitive learning taxonomy to enhance communication between college examiners. The Bloom taxonomy consists of 6 hierarchical levels of learning (knowledge, comprehension, application,…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Learning Strategies, Examiners, Classification
Creating Significant Learning Experiences in a Large Undergraduate Psychology Class: A Pilot Study
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Fallahi, Carolyn R.; LaMonaca, Frank H., Jr. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The authors redesigned a Lifespan Development course using Fink's (2003) taxonomy of significant learning and measured changes across his six domains: Knowledge, Application, Integration, Human Dimension, Caring, and Learning How to Learn. Using case studies and group work, 151 undergraduates completed identical pre- and post-tests that measured…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Caring, Psychology, Metacognition