An Objective Depiction Of The Theoretical And Practical Facets Of Fink’s Taxonomy In The Teaching Of Science

Research Article
Viji V and Benedict K Y
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1770
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Education, Behaviour, Educational Taxonomy, Fink’s Taxonomy, Significant Learning, Lesson Template, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Generation Session
Abstract: 

Education has to be predominantly concerned with bringing about an explicit change in human behavior. The realization of this change involves the inclusion of child-friendly approaches, which foster self- learning. The different kinds of learning behaviours that we wish to develop in our students are accomplished by means of educational taxonomies. They provide useful tools in distinguishing the appropriateness of particular learning outcomes within our classrooms. Several distinctive educational taxonomies have evolved with the intention of thrusting the classroom instruction beyond rote learning. This paper is an upshot of the intense reviewing and analysis of the major educational taxonomies developed by renowned educators. Among the major educational taxonomies, the ‘Taxonomy of Significant Learning’ or Fink’s Taxonomy developed by L. Dee Fink in 2003, which emphasises the perspective that each category of significant learning has a distinct value for the learner, was thoroughly examined, and an infographics on the Fink’s Taxonomy was designed. The investigator framed the phases as well as constructed lesson templates based on these phases, for each of the major educational taxonomies, including Fink’s Taxonomy, to make them compatible for classroom instruction. Also, the practical difficulties in the implementation of the Fink’s Taxonomy in actual classroom situations were identified through a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Generation Session