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Bloom's Taxonomy
Widely used instructional objectives model developed by the prominent educator Benjamin Bloom and colleagues in the 1950s. It categorises the cognitive, affective and conative domains and includes a systematic list of thinking skills, in categories and sub categories such as comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The last three are considered HIGHER-ORDER thinking skills.
Brain-based Learning
A range of techniques and approaches to teaching and learning which take their inspiration from research into how the brain works to identify implications for teaching.
Brainstorm
A technique for rapid production of ideas without critical examination, evaluation or elaboration.
Bridging
A teaching strategy where explicit links are drawn from what has been learned to other related contexts to help TRANSFER.