The following taxonomies can be useful to apply when framing process-related learning outcomes, including those relevant to academic literacies:
Bloom's Taxonomy
This resource, developed by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, provides a nice overview of the history and development of Bloom's Taxonomy including the original taxonomy, the revised taxonomy, and reasons for using this taxonomy in ones teaching practice.
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
This resource, developed at Iowa State University, is an interactive visual representation of Bloom's Taxonomy, allowing the user to see examples of learning objectives that match each of the various combinations of the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions.
Bigg's Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome (SOLO) Taxonomy
This five page guide, developed by the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia, provides an overview of the taxonomy, and gives example of difference performances and various assessment tasks related to different SOLO levels.
Biggs, J.B., and Collis, K.F. (1982). Evauluating the Quality of Learning: The SOLO Taxonomy. New York: Academic Press.
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