Bloom's Taxonomy & Table of Specifications

Bloom's Taxonomy & Table of Specifications

Introduction

The purpose of education is to develop knowledge & skills. In this regard, instruction planning has a significant value. The teachers have to plan & prepare the learning outcomes, in order to assess the students' knowledge. Assessments constitute an integral part of the students' learning process. For this reason, it is essential to establish the link between learning outcomes & assessment. In this way, teachers are able to test the specifications in the students. They know the “specific” skills which they want to judge through an assessment. For that matter, it is necessary to align the assessments with the instructions.

In this paper, the write up presents a “table of specifications”. The table is drawn to assess the students of Human Resource Management. The assessment judges the knowledge of students, pertaining to the employee retention & rewards strategies. The discussion highlights the benefits of using this table. The table of specification is developed against the Bloom's taxonomy.

Discussion

The following table is developed using the Bloom's taxonomy (revised). The left columns represent the course topics. The right columns represent the learning objectives. Instructors can use the right columns to assess the questions of a test. The learning objectives can be used to form questions.

Table of Specifications

Concepts

Learning Objectives

Remember

Understand

Apply

Analyze

Evaluate

Create

Human Resource Development

Student are familiar with the terms Human Resource Development, HRM, & Strategic HRM

Compare & Contrast between Strategic HRM & conventional HRM

AND,

Understand the significance of resource development in theory

Implement Human Resource Development strategy in an organization-al setting

AND,Apply the theoretical knowledge into practical situations

Analyze the impact of a Human Resource Developm-ent Program

Assess the pros & cons of the HRD strategy

Plan & design necessary improvemen-ts in a Human Resource Developme-nt strategy

Employee motivation

Recall the scope of Employee motivation in Human Resource Management

Know the significance of employee motivation ...