Friday, May 13, 2011

Bloom's Taxonomy Vs. NSME


I figured the best way to compare Bloom's Taxonomy and the Nine National Standards for Music Education would be to note which standard fits with which Bloom's Taxonomy. Notice how some of them overlap and repeat.
1.            Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state.
·      NSME: #4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
·      NSME: #5. Reading and notating music
·      NSME: #8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
·      NSME: #9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture

2.            Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate,
·      NSME: #5. Reading and notating music
·      NSME: #8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
·      NSME: #9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture
3.            Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.
·      NSME: #1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
·      NSME: #2.  Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
4.            Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test.
·      NSME: #5. Reading and notating music
·      NSME: #6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
5.            Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write.
·      NSME: #3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
·      NSME: #4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
6.            Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate.
·      NSME: #7. Evaluating music and music performance

1 comment:

  1. Laura,

    I especially appreciated that you carefully noted that the National Standards tend to overlap or repeat when compared to Blooms Taxonomy. I also enjoyed the descriptors used to support each level.
    The National Standards of Music #8 and #9 can be tricky....while there are elements in both standards which students have to know content, these can also be applied to Synthesis (seeing the whole picture in terms of how they relate to one another), Analysis (comparing and contrasting relate-able information), and evaluation (judging the comparisons, noting the "big picture").
    I also enjoyed how you listed Blooms and then sub-listed the standards. It would be interesting to do this with standards for Math, Social Sciences, Science, Reading/Literacy, and Language Arts!
    Dr. H.

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