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Is Bloom's taxonomy appropriate for computer science?

Colin G. Johnson and Ursula Fuller

In Anders Berglund and Mattias Wiggberg, editors, Proceedings of the Sixth Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, volume 2007-006 of Uppsala University Department of Information Technology Technical Reports, pages 182-196. Uppsala University, February 2007.

Abstract

Bloom's taxonomy attempts to provide a set of levels of cognitive engagement with material being learned. It is usually presented as a generic framework. In this paper we outline some studies which examine whether the taxonomy is appropriate for computing, and how its application in computing might differ from its application elsewhere. We place this in the context of ongoing debates concerning graduateness and attempts to benchmark the content of a computing degree.

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Bibtex Record

@inproceedings{2552,
author = {Colin G. Johnson and Ursula Fuller},
title = {Is {B}loom's Taxonomy Appropriate for Computer Science?},
month = {February},
year = {2007},
pages = {182-196},
keywords = {determinacy analysis, Craig interpolants},
note = {},
doi = {},
url = {http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/pubs/2007/2552},
    publication_type = {inproceedings},
    submission_id = {21688_1180961858},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the Sixth Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research},
    editor = {Anders Berglund and Mattias Wiggberg},
    volume = {2007-006},
    series = {Uppsala University Department of Information Technology Technical Reports},
    publisher = {Uppsala University},
    ISSN = {1404-3203},
    refereed = {yes},
}

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