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blogn
alsoweb blog
an electronic journal kept by a blogger, who regularly updates the journal
(known as blogging). Blogs normally function either as personal diaries or
as news journals, and typically contain a title, a text, and links. The language
used is generally informal. Although blogs are usually kept and maintained
by a single individual they can also serve to facilitate interaction between
the writer and reader. Blogs are used in many ways including for personal
use, in business and in education. They also have potential in second and
foreign language learning, encouraging both reading and writing, promoting
discussion and providing feedback.


Bloom’s taxonomyn
a taxonomy of objectives for the cognitive domain (see domain) developed
by the American educationalist, B. S. Bloom, and widely referred to in
education and educational planning. Bloom’s taxonomy consists of 6
levels, ranging from knowledge(which focuses on reproduction of facts)
to evaluation(which represents higher level thinking). The six levels in
Bloom’s taxonomy are:
Level Characteristic Student Behaviours
Knowledge Remembering, memorizing, recognizing, recalling
Comprehension Interpreting, translating from one medium to
another, describing in one’s own words
Application Problem-solving, applying information to produce
some result
Analysis Subdividing something to show how it is put
together, finding the underlying structure of a
communication, identifying motives
Synthesis Creating a unique, original product that may be in
verbal form or may be a physical object
Evaluation Making value decisions about issues, resolving
controversies or differences of opinion


bodyn
(in composition) those sections of an essay which come between the intro-
ductionand the conclusion and which support and develop the thesis
statement.


body language n
the use of facial expressions, body movements, etc. to communicate meaning
from one person to another.


body language
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