K-5 iPad Apps for Understanding: Part Two of Bloom's Revised
TaxonomyAugust 18, 2011 | Diane Darrow Benjamin Blooms' second
stage, "understanding" occurs when new learning connects to
prior knowledge. At this point, students have the ability to
make sense of what they have read, viewed, or heard and can
explain this understanding clearly and succinctly to others.
This particular learning stage balances precariously between
communicating understanding and expressing opinion. Here the
student demonstrates the ability to identify the main idea,
generalize new material, translate verbal content into a visual
form, transform abstract concepts into everyday terms, or make
predictions. Writing and speaking are the most common way
teachers "check for understanding," but mobile technology is
helping to break this traditional mold. With the wealth of media
creation apps available, rich opportunities for students to
express understanding are literally at our fingertips. Classroom
teachers can carefully curate an app env