FUTURLOGICS authored by james n. hall copyright February 1983
Perhaps the reason that "Six Thinking Hats" has not influenced American
Curriculum and Education is because of Benjamin's Bloom's Taxonomy.
Since 1956 this taxonomy has guided educational thinking and other
methods have not dislodged Benjamin Bloom's research of thinking.
Bloom's Taxonomy was apparently published in the 1950's time frame by
Benjamin Bloom.
What follows is a discussion by James N. Hall author of FUTURLOGICS a system
of prospective thinking.
Bloom's Taxonomy is a ranking or listing of mental operations according to the level
of abstraction that these echelons or six divisions will take in the learning
process. They are ranked in order of lower to the higher or highest as follows:
BLOOM'S TAXONOMY of thinking
Knowledge (lowest)
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation (highest)
Bloom's Taxonomy was a means of expressing qualitatively different kinds of
thinking. Bloom's Taxonomy has been adapted for classroom use as a planning
tool and is a universally applied model in schooling and in Academia.
A former student of Benjamin Bloom, Lorin Anderson, has attempted to revise
Bloom's Taxonomy during the 1990's, changing the six levels as follows:
Bloom's Original Taxonomy compared side by side comparison Anderson's Revised Taxonomy
Bloom: Anderson:
Knowledge Remembering ###(Degree of abstraction vs accessing knowledge)
Comprehension Understanding ###(Abstraction level vs relation of ideas)
Application Applying ###(Using knowledge as a level of abstraction
vs the action of using knowledge )
Analysis Analyzing ###(Analysis as a level of abstraction
vs the mental action of analysis)
Synthesis Evaluating ###(Synthesis as a level of abstraction
vs the mental action of evaluation )
###(The problem of putting evaluation before the
creation is that it will impede the creative
and imaginative flow. Judgment and valuing
should be later or last as new ideas are not
squelched by criticism and pastwardness.)
Evaluation Creating ###(evaluation as a level of mental abstraction
vs the mental action of creation)
The parense preceded by three ### is commentary by james n. hall and is not
part of the original publication.
ANDERSON'S MODIFIED TAXONOMY
REMEMBERING
Recognize, list, describe, identify retrieve, name
student RECALLS information?
UNDERSTANDING
Interpret, ###(explain in own words)
exemplify, ###(show real world representative bellwethers)
summarize, ###(generalize the knowledge)
infer, ###(extend logical results or products or conclusions)
paraphrase ###(express in parametric form)
###(define symbols)
student EXPLAINS ideas or concepts?
###(communicate to others and rationalize to self?)
APPLYING
Implement, carry out, use
student USES the new knowledge in another familiar situation?
###(Can the student PREDICT,WAIT,PREPARE,PLAN?)
###(Can the student TRANSFER knowledge to other similar situations?)
ANALYZING
Compare, attribute, organize, deconstruct
student DIFFERENTIATES between constituent parts?
###(Use the different modes to deduct the future)
EVALUATING
Check, critique, judge, hypothesize
student JUSTIFIES decision or future course of action?
###(Is it really true? Does it enlighten or darken? DMP? Does intuition
flourish)
CREATING
Design, construct, plan, produce
student GENERATES new products, ideas or ways of viewing things ?
comment: Biblical arrangement of knowledge,wisdom and understanding is of note.
quote: "Wisdom is the principle thing, therefore get wisdom and with all thy
getting get understanding." Proverbs 4:7
This proverb suggest that the Bloom's Taxonomy should be rearranged as follows:
Knowledge
Application ###(Wisdom is the application of knowledge. Principle of mind)
Understanding ###(Understanding is the sense of purpose of knowledge,wisdom)
Analysis ###(Rightly dividing the words of truth)
Synthesis
Evaluation
NOTE FURTHER: "KNOWLEDGE" can be knowledge of the past, knowledge of the
present, knowledge of the future.
These taxonomies will alter order according to TIME PHASE of the knowledge.
For example:
PAST:
BLOOM ANDERSON
Knowledge Remembering ###(The purpose of education is to pass on history)
Comprehension Understanding
Application Applying
Analysis Analyzing
Synthesis Evaluating
Evaluation Creating
PRESENT:
MODIFIED by james n. hall
BLOOM ANDERSON
Observe Sensing ###(Changed: Can one remember the present?)
Comprehension Understanding ###(Did you see,hear,feel,smell,taste,
experience everything)
Application Applying ###(How did you react to the experience).
Analysis Analyzing ###(What forces are you observing?)
Synthesis Evaluating
###{Where is it going? what are the effects?
What really happened? What appeared to
happen?}
Evaluation Creating
FUTURE:
MODIFIED by james n. hall
BLOOM ANDERSON
Imagine Imagining ###(Changed: remember, observe future?)
Comprehension Understanding ###(Did you catch the vision or aspect of
future intuition, insights )
Application Applying ###(What can you further predict,wait,
prepare, plan for . . . .)
Analysis Analyzing ###(What trends are you viewing, imagining?
What can you assume to fill in missing
parts? FUTURLOGICS application of modes)
Synthesis Evaluating
###{What is future of the future? }
Evaluation Creating
Education perpetuates the past. It less frequently observes the ongoing. It
seldom addresses the future.
But imagine that the object of the thinking in Education is research for
contributing to field of knowledge or novel knowledge, then the order of
Bloom's Taxonomy will be thus:
Evaluation ###(Why search or research for what?)
Analysis ###(Trace out current position or conditions)
Synthesis ###(Create or organize toward contributing new or revolutionary
discovery)
Comprehension ###(Explain it to others by presentation)
Knowledge ###(Prove as new knowledge? Cite relevancy)
Application ###(What is the purpose or use of discovered new knowledge?)
The point is the order is changed according to the purpose and direction
and time orientation of the Educational pursuit.
If the purpose is research then the acquisition of knowledge is the goal
not the beginning .
###("Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein)
###(There is no mention of imagination or assumptions in Bloom's Taxonomy.)
###(There is no mention of heuristics or synergy in Bloom's Taxonomy.)
###(There is no mention of "common sense" in Bloom's Taxonomy.)
###(The Bloom side describe levels of abstraction in thinking degrees, order.)
###(The Anderson side describe mental functions in ascending order of
necessary prerequisite abstractions of the thinking activity.)
FUTURLOGICS IS ALWAYS FUTURE ORIENTED!
retrospective cycle: absolute mode, absolute model, absolute future
uses memory to project to the future.
observational cycle: observational mode, observational model, Natural future
uses senses to project to the future.
Imaginary cycle: imaginary mode, imaginary model, imaginary future
uses imagination to project to the future.
Assumptive cycle: Assumptive mode, Assumptive model, Assumptive future
uses assumptions to project/manipulate concept of the
future.
Creative cycle: Creative mode, Creative model, Synthetic Future
uses creativity to prepare,plan,schedule,wait for the
future.
Prospective cycle: Prospective mode, Prospective model, Paradigm future
models foreknowledge for further prescience of the
future.
The study of the future develops advanced thinking methods and models.
The principles of Prediction, Waiting(Scheduling),Preparation,Planning are improved by Futurlogics and visa versa.
Models are the product of Inductive logic
Modals are the product of Deductive logic
DMP is a dual acronym for (D)irect (M)ind (P)erception and (D)irect (M)ental (P)rocess at once.
DMP is the product of the compound of Inductive and Deductive logic
DMP is true parallel thinking or Holistic Thinking.
Here are FUTURLOGICS parallel thinking modes/models :
Retrospective mode ... Absolute future
Observational mode ... Natural future
Imaginary mode ... Imaginary future
Assumptive mode ... Artificial future
Creative mode ... Synthetic future
Model mode ... Paradigm future
Spectrum of FUTURLOGICS parallel thinking modes/models :
Ignorance ... Unbelief ... Prejudice ... Denial ... Blackness
Retrospective mode ... Absolute future ... Red earth history and tradition
Observational mode ... Natural future ... Yellow physics of our sun and its science
Imaginary mode ... Imaginary future ... Blue sky and free thought of imagination
Assumptive mode ... Artificial future ... Orange choice, risk, subconscious gambling, passions
Creative mode ... Synthetic future ... Green synthesis of the leaf of the tree of creation
Model mode ... Paradigm future ... Violet integration of modal and model thought projection of the future
FUTURLOGICS ... Rainbow Spectrum ... a system to organize the spectrums of thought
DMP ... White light of intelligence and intuition
Man is the final unit of measure and is the fractile of the Universe.
Futurlogics
is a Thinking System and a Method of Research using the minds
reaction to the future.
This is the system of research used to
investigate the unknown by developing the natural intuition in
all of us.
History as a point of reference for charting the course
ahead is obsolete.
Soon absolutes will become mere variables.
New
tools are needed to prepare for the times ahead.
Futurlogics is an expanding spiral of thought to organize and systematize all the principles of thinking future through DMP.
Predicting, preparing, and planning with the understanding gained through reading this handbook will liberate the mind to think as it should.
copyright © 2000/2005/2010 by james n. hall of Self Teaching Publications