EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the highest level of cognitive ability
A
Knowing
B
Understanding
C
Analysing
D
Evaluating
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Therefore, Evaluating is the highest level of Cognitive ability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bloom identified six levels within the cognitive domain, from the simple recall or recognition of facts, as the lowest level, through increasingly more complex and abstract mental levels, to the highest order which is classified as evaluation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Higher order cognition is composed of a range of sophisticated thinking skills. Among the functions subsumed under this category of neurodevelopmental function are concept acquisition, systematic decision making, evaluative thinking, brainstorming (including creativity), and rule usage.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are six levels of cognitive learning according to the revised version of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Each level is conceptually different. The six levels are remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

Detailed explanation-5: -Memory level refers to drilling, recalling, and memorization. Hence, we may say that the level of teaching which uses a higher level of cognitive abilities as specified in Bloom’s taxonomy is the reflective level.

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