Unraveling Impact: Engaging High Order Thinking with Bloom's Taxonomy

Unraveling Impact: Engaging High Order Thinking with Bloom's Taxonomy

Learning Objective

Understand and apply Bloom's Taxonomy to critically analyze social media's impact on society.

What do you already know about social media's impact on society?

Introduction to Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a framework for categorizing educational goals into levels of complexity. It includes remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

Remembering

Recall the different ways social media is used in society and the basic effects it has on individuals and communities.

Understanding

Comprehend the underlying reasons for the impact of social media on society and identify the key factors influencing it.

Applying

Analyze how social media affects different aspects of society, such as communication, relationships, and mental health.

Analyzing

Evaluate the positive and negative implications of social media on society and critically assess its influence.

Evaluating

Formulate judgments about the long-term effects of social media on society and propose potential solutions or improvements.

Creating

Devise a plan to raise awareness about responsible social media usage and its impact on society.

Conclusion

Summarize the key takeaways and insights gained through applying Bloom's Taxonomy to analyze social media's impact on society.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.