![]() The following categories can help you assess your comprehension of readings, lecture notes, and other course materials. Because it is in these higher levels of thinking that our brains truly and deeply learn information, it’s important that you integrate higher order thinking into your study habits. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework that starts with these two levels of thinking as important bases for pushing our brains to five other higher order levels of thinking-helping us move beyond remembering and recalling information and move deeper into application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and creation-the levels of thinking that your professors have in mind when they are designing exams and paper assignments. Most students report that high school was largely about remembering and understanding large amounts of content and then demonstrating this comprehension periodically on tests and exams. Why higher order thinking leads to effective study In this handout, we provide information on Bloom’s Taxonomy-a way of thinking about your schoolwork that can change the way you study and learn to better align with how your professors think (and how they grade). Part of the reason for this is that you may not be approaching the material in the same way as your professors. ![]() ![]() For these reasons and others, you’ll likely find that your old study habits aren’t as effective as they used to be. Classes may be more rigorous (yet may seem less structured), your reading load may be heavier, and your professors may be less accessible. Many students start college using the study strategies they used in high school, which is understandable-the strategies worked in the past, so why wouldn’t they work now? As you may have already figured out, college is different.
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