Correct Answer - Option 4 : Synthesis
Benjamin Bloom has tried to present that all information that an individual processes go through six steps. Synthesis is the fifth stage of Bloom's taxonomy and the above examples come under the fifth stage of Bloom's taxonomy.Synthesis:
- Synthesis refers to the ability to put parts together to form a new whole.
- This may involve the production of a unique communication, a plan of operations, or a set of abstract relations.
- Learning outcomes in this area stress creative behaviors, with major emphasis on the formulation of new patterns and structures.
- In the example given in the question, the writing of a well-organized theme is the ability to put parts together and create something new.
Thus, it is a part of synthesis.
Bloom's taxonomy:
Benjamin Bloom has tried to present that all information that an individual processes go through six steps:
1. Knowledge- Knowledge is defined as the remembering of previously learned material. This may involve the recall of a wide range of material, from specific facts to complete theories, but all that is required is bringing to mind the appropriate information. Knowledge represents the lowest level of learning outcomes in the cognitive domain.
2. Comprehension- Comprehension is defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of the material. This may be shown by translating material from one form to another (words or numbers), by interpreting material (explaining or summarizing, and by estimating future trends (predicting consequences or effects). These learning outcomes go one step beyond simple remembering of material and represent the lowest level of understanding.
3. Application- Application refers to the ability to use learned material in new and concrete situations. This may include the application of such things as rules, methods, concepts, principles, laws, and theories. Learning outcomes in this area require a higher level of understanding than those of comprehension.
4. Analysis- Analysis refers to the ability to break down the material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. This may include the identification of the parts, analysis of the relationship between parts, and recognition of the organizational principles involved. Learning outcomes here present a higher intellectual level than comprehension and application because they require an understanding of both the content and structural form of the material.
6. Evaluation- Evaluation is concerned with the ability to judge the value of the material (statement, novel, poem, research report) for a given purpose. The judgments are to be based on definite criteria. These may be internal criteria or external criteria and the student may determine the criteria or be given them. Learning outcomes in this area are highest in the cognitive hierarchy because they contain elements of all of the other categories, plus value judgments based on clearly defined criteria.
