1. TAXONOMIES OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES SOLO TAXONOMY

2. BACKGROUND In 1982, Biggs and Collis devised The SOLO Taxonomy (Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes) as an alternative of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Cognitive Domain).Biggs and Collis From several decades, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been used to build learning and teaching strategies. Bloom’s classifies learning from simply memorizing to more complex cognitive process such as evaluating and analyzing. The SOLO Taxonomy offers a measure of understanding of thinking or cognitive learning outcomes.thinking

6. BLOOM’S TAXONOMY VS SOLO TAXONOMY Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy is a traditional taxonomy that focuses on knowledge based on the judgements of educational administrators. whereas, SOLO is a concept about teaching and learning based on research on student learning. Bloom’s taxonomy indicates that there is a significant relationship between the questions asked and their responses. While in SOLO taxonomy levels, both the questions and answers can have different levels. Bloom’s taxonomy particularly differentiates ‘’knowledge’’ from the intellectual processes and abilities that function on the knowledge component. In stark contrast, the SOLO taxonomy essentially is based upon the processes of understanding used by the learners while responding to the prompts. Therefore, knowledge integrates across each level of the taxonomy. According to Bloom’s taxonomy, the learning level can be measured according to the complexity level, and it also relates to a sequence of difficulties. But the SOLO framework does not require to increase difficulty. Bloom’s taxonomy does not have any criteria for guessing the results of any activity, but SOLO taxonomy is beneficial for guessing the outcomes.