Nathan Balasubramanian using Bloom’s revised two-dimensional, knowledge and cognitive process, taxonomy

Delineating the Learning Objectives for "Static Charges & Capacitors" in Nathan Balasubramanian's GTT & MESA Classes

THE KNOWLEDGE DIMENSION		LEVELS OF THINKING
		THE COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSION
		1. REMEMBER	2. UNDERSTAND	3. APPLY	4. ANALYZE	5. EVALUATE	6. CREATE
T Y P E S O F K N O W I N G	A. FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE Terminology Specific details and elements	– Students will recall the three basic particles in an atom _ Students will know the unit of measuring electrical charge – Students will recognize the importance of balancing protons with electrons in neutral atoms – Students will recognize the importance of electron transfer in electricity and electronics	– Students will illustrate a simple model of an atom		– Students will find the similarities between their classroom experiments on static electricity and personal experiences with static electricity outside of school
	B. PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE Subject-specific skills and algorithms Subject-specific techniques and methods		– Students will classify different materials as conductors and insulators				– Students will design their set up for a capacitor using one 2.5" nail, one plastic vial, and a square aluminum foil 8 x 8 cm
	C. CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE Classifications and categories Principles and generalizations Theories, models, and structures Specific details and elements		– Students will compare and contrast charging by contact with charging by induction – Students will paraphrase what they learned from the “ Static Charges & Capacitors ” Labs		– Students will distinguish between positive, negative, and neutral charges	– Student will test their set up for charging an aluminum pan – Student will test their set up of a capacitor	– Students will generate appropriate designs for charging aluminum pan using only the materials provided – Students will construct a capacitor using only the materials provided
	D. META- COGNITIVE KNOWLEDGE Strategic knowledge Cognitive tasks, including appropriate contextual and conditional knowledge Self-knowledge		– Students will summarize their learning experience with "Static Charges and Capacitors "	– Students will use principles of charging by contact and charging by induction to charge a capacitor	– Students will deconstruct the Benchmarks from “failure, lines or reasoning, and interacting parts” using examples from their own experimentation

Adapted from Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives . New York: Longman.