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and abstract mental levels, to the highest order which is classified as evaluation.
A description of the six levels — knowledge, comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis, and evaluation — and how they represent intellectual
activity and learning during the Web portfolio process are listed (Bloom, 1956,
p. 1).
According to Bloom, knowledge is defined as remembering of previously
learned material. This may involve the recall of a wide range of material, from
specific facts to complete theories, but all that is required is the bringing to mind
of the appropriate information. The appropriate information for the Web
portfolio constitutes anything deemed as valuable in the quest for work for hire
and promoting ones appearance. Bloom stated that knowledge represents the
lowest level of learning outcomes in the cognitive domain. At this level, the Web
portfolio creator must remember what they have done and accomplished in the
past. Then, without hesitation, they must write down a list of the things that they
will eventually need to start to hunt and gather. A collection of artifacts must be
named in some way and listed loosely, without classification.
Comprehension is defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of material. This
may be shown by translating material from one form to another (printed
materials to Web portfolio pages), by interpreting material (explaining qualifi-
cations through a Web portfolio), and by estimating future trends (developing
the Web portfolio as a perceived status symbol and professional credential).
These learning outcomes go one step beyond the simple remembering of
material. The Web portfolio creator must begin to review and classify the
materials found in the knowledge stage to begin to understand if and how they
may be used to persuade some and to translate into a positive appearance to
all publics.
Application refers to the ability to use learned material in new and concrete
situations. This may include the application of such things as rules, methods,
concepts, principles, laws, and theories. The application of what someone has
learned and has experienced will be intertwined into their Web portfolio.
Application of skill sets and expertise will be evident in the design and content
of someone's Web portfolio. Poems posted will illustrate the application of
writing. Critical analysis, essays, and published research papers posted to the
Web portfolio will exhibit ideas backed by theoretical perspective and dis-
course. This area requires a higher level of understanding than those under
comprehension because it involves the learner to demonstrate their abilities
through content on the Web portfolio. And, to add to learning outcomes of the
application level, Web portfolio design and the technical skills used are learned
