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Acquiring knowledge with comprehension has been the stated goal of education at least since the publication of the Bloom Cognitive Taxonomy, even though progress in research and practice has not kept up with the theory. In this article, we explain the slow rate of progress in education for understanding and argue that the taxonomic approach…
Descriptors: Learning, Comprehension, Educational Objectives, Classification
Clements, Andrea D.; Rothenberg, Lori – Research in the Schools, 1996
Undergraduate psychology examinations from 48 schools were analyzed to determine the proportion of items at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy, item format, and test length. Analyses indicated significant relationships between item complexity and test length even when taking format into account. Use of higher items may be related to shorter tests,…
Descriptors: Classification, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
