One of the approaches to delivering the right training is by applying Bloom’s taxonomy in e-learning. Bloom’s taxonomy is an old concept that has been in existence since 1956 purposely for traditional classroom training.

However, it got revised in 2001 to meet the modern approach of learning. One of the roles of Bloom’s Taxonomy in e-learning is to deliver a course learning objective.

It can also help to determine learners’ behavior that can influence the learning objectives. As an educator, I’m sure you know one or two things about Bloom’s Taxonomy.

So, in this article, we’ll be focusing on how the concepts can get applied to online training to achieve the effectiveness of training.

6 applications of bloom’s taxonomy in eLearning

Bloom’s taxonomy, if well applied in e-learning can help instructors to understand the different levels of cognitive demands.

It helps instructors to match their assessment with the different levels of learning objectives, to know the learners’ behavior. By following Bloom’s order, here are some ways you can apply it in your online training.

Knowledge

The first stage of applying the concept of Bloom is to give knowledge to your learners through your course. Although it doesn’t require a lot of effort, you need to follow the right steps to deliver the right information to them.

You can make use of textual content, videos, animation, images, and many more to deliver the learning objectives to your learners.

Also, to be sure that learners are following the training, you can ask short questions to test if they have absorbed the knowledge.

Comprehension

This stage is where you test your learners’ knowledge to know if they understand your training. You can check their level of comprehension in several ways.

Every Learning Management System comes with different testing tools. So, it’s up to the instructor to ask the right questions that test the learners’ level of comprehension of the training.

You can make use of the SMART goals in this stage to know if they have the right knowledge of your course.

Application

This stage requires a little effort from the instructor to help learners put the knowledge into practice. You can provide them with simulations, practical tests, branched scenarios, and even role-playing games, to help them interact well with the course.

Instructors should simulate real-life problems and ask learners to apply the already acquired knowledge and skills to solve the problem.

Also, you can provide a role-playing game with different stages that involve getting learners to apply their knowledge to finish the game.

Analysis

In this stage, learners get to develop a strong knowledge of the subject matter. You can make use of questions and the testing functionality on your LMS.

Also, you can make use of social platforms like discussion forums to help them develop a strong understanding of the course. If you have social functionality on your LMS, you can unlock it so that your learners can interact with each other and share knowledge.

By so doing, they can get to interact and ask for clarification about the subject matter, to develop a stronger knowledge of the topic.

Evaluation

While most e-learning training ends in the analysis stage, it’s advisable to evaluate the training further to deliver better training. Based on the analysis, learners have gained enough knowledge of the subject matter and now allowed to serve as mentors to the newest members.

They become instructors and teach the new members through discussion forums.

Creation

Creation is the final stage of Bloom’s taxonomy in e-learning, and only a few get there as it can get difficult to apply in the e-learning. Here, learners can be asked to develop a business plan in a group, and that should require that they follow every stage before this.

That’s because planning requires a huge amount of group collaboration and scheduling a group meeting at a specific time. By reaching this stage, learners can generate ideas that have the potential of shaping the business in which they are involved in.

In Conclusions

For professional instructors to achieve the best results, and add values to learners, there’s a need to follow the application of Bloom’s taxonomy in e-learning.

Following the above application will get your learners closer to achieving your learning goal.