Week 4 Reflection

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    During Week 4 of ELEC 316, we discussed Bloom’s Taxonomy, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK), and their value in the early childhood setting. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework that focuses on students' level of mastery, while Webb’s DOK is not a hierarchical framework, but instead a process that focuses on knowledge gained through learning. In addition, we considered how these two models are useful to teachers and their instructional practices.

    Bloom’s Taxonomy consists of six levels: remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. Each level must be mastered before a student attempts a higher level of cognitive tasks. The higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy encourages students to dive deeper into metacognition and to develop a well-rounded understanding of the content by developing something new. This framework is used for instruction and emphasizes the verb (e.g., describe, sketch). Webb’s DOK, however, consists of four levels: recall and reproduction, skills and concepts, strategic thinking, and extended thinking. This model focuses on the student’s level of thinking. Unlike Bloom’s Taxonomy, Webb’s DOK is a tool for assessment and helps the teacher to understand how each student learned the content.

    In my future classroom, I plan to use both Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s DOK to further my teaching practice and my students' learning. When writing learning objectives for instruction, I will use Bloom’s Taxonomy to evaluate which level I want my students to master. When creating objectives, I will keep in mind that my students need to be able to master the lower levels before they reach the higher levels. Additionally, I will use Webb’s DOK when designing assessments, ensuring that they are standards-aligned and engaging. When creating assessments, I will keep in mind that students can move through all levels without mastering previous ones.

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  1. Makenna GoldingerSeptember 19, 2022 at 12:19 PM

    Hi! I like how you introduced the two topics that we discussed and explained how they differ from one another. I think you explained Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's DOK very well and showed the knowledge that you have gained from both. Those are also great ways to apply both into your future instruction and will help your students reach their academic goals.

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  2. Emily RosenbergerSeptember 20, 2022 at 10:46 AM

    Hi! I like how you compared the two topics in the beginning paragraph, so readers can understand the difference right away. Then, you went more deeply into how the two are different. Also, I included the same reasoning in my blog post about how I will use these concepts in my future classroom to improve my teaching instruction and to make sure students are meeting learning objectives. Overall, you did great!

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