Bloom’s Taxonomy
Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. The taxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions, since professors will characteristically ask questions within particular levels, and if you can determine the levels of questions that will appear on your exams, you will be able to study using appropriate strategies.
Competence |
Skills Demonstrated |
| Knowledge |
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| Comprehension |
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| Application |
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| Analysis |
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| Synthesis |
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| Evaluation |
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* From Benjamin S. Bloom Taxonomy of educational objectives.
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Visual Illusion : Impossible Figures
Our eyes sometimes seem to play tricks on us in the form of visual illusions. One type of illusion involves impossible figures, such as the one in the video above. Impossible figures fool the brain into creating the impression of a whole figure when the figure is viewed from certain perspectives. In particular, our brains work in two general modes of visual processing:
1- Bottom-up processing: The process by which the brain forms perceptions by piecing together bits and pieces of sensory data to form meaningful patterns.
2- Top-down processing: The process by which the brain forms perceptions by recognizing whole patterns without first piecing together their component parts.
Source : Psychology, Concepts and Applications By Jeffrey S. Nevid
Protecting Your Ideas
Copyright is an exclusive right that protects the creators of original works of authorship such as literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Copyrighted material is denoted by the symbol ©.
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Type of Protection
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What It Covers
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Time Required
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Cost
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Copyright
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Works of original authorship | About 2 weeks | About $30 |
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Trademark
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Logos, names, phrases | 6 – 12 months | $900 - $1,500 |
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Design patent
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Look of an original product | Up to 2 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
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Utility patent
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How an original product works | 2 – 5 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
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Business method patent
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A business process | 2 – 5 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
Source: “How to Knock Out Knock Offs,” Business Week, March 14, 2005.
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What is IASA ?
I was thinking this morning if there is an international association available for IT architects that provides memberships and develops standards for IT architecture.
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