VIEWS ON TAXONOMY AND LEARNING

Taxonomy (from Greek ‘taxis ’ meaning arrangement or division and ‘nomos ’ meaning law) is the science of classification according to a pre-determined system. In this article taxonomy will be viewed as classification of thinking. Instead of the traditional approach of directing instruction to the transmission of knowledge and defining objectives in terms of content to be learnt, student-centred approach acknowledges what the student does. An instrument like a taxonomy can be used for planning, learning and assessment. Learning can be categorized based on the complexity of the thought process used. Teachers apply Bloom's Taxonomy in the classroom to enhance students ' knowledge by helping them use increasingly complex reasoning. SOLO, which stands for the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome, is essentially a hierarchy which has five stages or levels that attempts to assess the students learning based on the quality of their work. The aim of the article is to study theoretically two taxonomies which complement each other. The object of the research is similarities and diferences in SOLO and Bloom’s Taxonomy. The research method used in the article is the analysis of scientific literature on SOLO and Bloom’s taxonomies