Structure of observed learning outcome

<h2 id="comparison-with-blooms-taxonomy">Comparison with Bloom's taxonomy</h2>

<p>While <a href="/facts/Bloom%2527s_taxonomy/HPrwf6LC">Bloom's taxonomy</a> categorizes cognitive skills from basic recall to higher-order thinking (Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create), the SOLO taxonomy assesses the depth and complexity of understanding, moving from surface to deep learning. Unlike Bloom's fixed hierarchical model, SOLO emphasizes a developmental progression that reflects a student's ability to integrate and generalize knowledge.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/DIKW_pyramid/6PBvhgmn">DIKW pyramid</a> – Data, information, knowledge, wisdom hierarchy</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Educational_psychology/AF8VsLRy">Educational psychology</a> – Branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Educational_technology/5lf2A2Vj">Educational technology</a> – Use of technology in education to improve learning and teaching</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Higher-order_thinking/om4SufuH">Higher-order thinking</a> – Concept in education and education reform</li>
<li><a href="/facts/In_Over_Our_Heads/7BgWKF7m"><i>In Over Our Heads</i></a> – Book on psychological development by Robert Kegan</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Integrative_complexity/z3xkjRv7">Integrative complexity</a> – Research psychometric</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Model_of_hierarchical_complexity/EJhPXkqf">Model of hierarchical complexity</a> – Framework for scoring how complex a behavior is</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://ttuu.itu.dk/">Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding (short-film about Constructive Alignment and The SOLO Taxonomy)</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Biggs, John B.; Collis, Kevin F. (1982). Evaluating the quality of learning: the SOLO taxonomy (structure of the observed learning outcome). Educational psychology series. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 0120975505. OCLC 7813155. <a href="0120975505" target="_blank">0120975505</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Biggs, John B.; Tang, Catherine So-kum (2011) [1999]. Teaching for quality learning at university: what the student does (4th ed.). Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill; Society for Research into Higher Education; Open University Press. ISBN 9780335242757. OCLC 767560793. <a href="9780335242757" target="_blank">9780335242757</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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