TPACK

TPACK and Bloom's Taxonomy Frameworks

TPACK stands for 'Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge'.  It is a framework that incorporates Technology to Pedagogical Content Knowledge. By introducing ICT tools into content knowledge it will create an interactive and engaging environment for the students to learn.  Since the 1980s technology has become the predominant discourse in education due to the increase in digital technology (Mishra & Koehler, 2006, p. 7).  


This is a useful  YouTube clip I found that demonstrates the use of the TPACK framework in the classroom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSrthogFrK8

Bloom's Taxonomy

At the beginning of this year if someone were to mention 'Bloom's Taxonomy' I would have no clue what they were talking about. In 1956 Benjamin Bloom developed a taxonomy of educational objectives (Bloom, 1956, p. 1).  However after analysing this framwork in some depth I have come to realise the importance of incorporating this in a classroom context.

When using higher order thinking in the classroom it involves the transformation of information and ideas. Bloom's Taxonomy can be easily incorporated into any level of schooling. Bloom's Taxonomy supports students' thinking and ways of questioning.  However, it is important that teaching not only introduces the content but also plans to analyse, extend, evaluate and create.

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Sub CategoriesEach of the categories or taxonomic elements has a number of key verbs associated with it

Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS)

• Remembering - Recognising, listing, describing, identifying, retrieving, naming, locating, finding
• Understanding - Interpreting, Summarising, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying, comparing, explaining, exemplifying
• Applying - Implementing, carrying out, using, executing
• Analysing - Comparing, organising, deconstructing, Attributing, outlining, finding, structuring, integrating
• Evaluating - Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, Experimenting, judging, testing, Detecting, Monitoring
• Creating - designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing, devising, making

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)

 (Bloom, 1956)

References
Bloom B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives, handbook I:  The cognitive domain. New York: David McKay Co Inc.


Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Retrieved from http://site.aace.org/pubs/sigs/sig-Mishra-Koehler-TCR.pdf

Post For School. (2011). Using tpack to teach grammar in middle school. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSrthogFrK8