HEURISTIC ACTIVITY AS A FACTOR IN ACTIVATING STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL AND COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF B. BLOOM'S TAXONOMY)

Abstract

This article highlights the role of Bloom's taxonomy in demonstrating the influence of heuristic activities as a factor in enhancing students' educational and cognitive activities in biology lessons. Bloom's taxonomy facilitates the correct setting of educational objectives. Based on these objectives, teachers formulate tasks and select appropriate assessment tools for students. The taxonomy enables teachers to organize the learning process in such a way that students not only acquire new knowledge but also learn to analyze and apply it in real-life situations. Bloom’s system categorizes objectives from simple to complex levels: remembering and understanding belong to the lower cognitive levels, applying and evaluating are intermediate levels, and analyzing and creating pertain to the highest levels of thinking. According to Bloom, one of the primary tasks of teachers is to encourage students to achieve higher levels of thinking.