Bloom’s taxonomy in designing comprehension questions for reading texts in efl reading comprehension class

Abstract

     Bloom’s Taxonomy is a set of models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. It is usually used to structure curriculum learning objectives, assessments and activities. In the paper, the author introduces a general overview of the Cognitive Domain in Bloom’s Taxonomy and suggests ways to use it in design comprehension questions for reading texts. With a clear explanation about each level of comprehension as well as the application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in teaching and learning reading skills, the paper can be a source of reference for those who are really concerned about how to set reachable objectives for their teaching and learning to improve students’ language competence in general and reading comprehension skills in particular.