Re: [epf-dev] EPF 1.0 is released!

[Russell Pannone <rpannone@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Fundamentally we, as developers of the
likes of a method (process & method content) like OpenUP, are "knowledge
brokers" or "learning enablers".

In my humble opinion I see our mission
to create process as one to help people:

• learn
• apply their learning
• evaluate their results
• learn some more

Benjamin S. Bloom in 1956 created a
learning taxonomy and since then we have learned more about the way people
learn.

To keep the importance of Bloom's work
relative to today's theories, Anderson an Krathwohl (2001) revised Bloom's
original taxonomy by combining both the cognitive process, and the knowledge
dimension (see graphic below).

Anderson and Krathwohl's revised taxonomy
incorporates both the kind of knowledge to be learned (knowledge dimension)
and the process used to learn (cognitive process).

As we move forward with deciding how
best to present the wealth of information/content contained in OpenUP I
suggest we use a layered presentation or delivery approach as our guide
for how we architect the information/elements in OpenUP.

I am not necessarily proposing we use
the actual layer names but we might want to consider our presentation of
the method (process & method content)  elements to be based on
such a layered approach for ease of the targeted learner's consumption
and comprehension.

Here are the layers relative to our
product:.

• Factual Knowledge - This layer presents the basic method (process & method content) elements that one must know to be acquainted with the method and be able to apply it.
• Conceptual Knowledge - This layer presents the  interrelationships among the basic method (process & method content) elements within a larger structure that enable them to function together
• Procedural Knowledge - This layer presents how to accomplish something specific and the criteria for using skills, techniques, and process
• Meta-Cognitive Knowledge - This layer presents the importance of being aware of ones surroundings and the different characteristics of a project one is faced with in regard to their project's risk, size, politics, capabilities and organizational and personal preferences

Take care,
Russell

Blooms & Anderson an Krathwohl's
Taxonomy

	The Cognitive Process Dimension
The Knowledge Dimension	Remember	Understand	Apply	Analyze	Evaluate	Create
Factual Knowledge	List	Summarize	Classify	Order	Rank	Combine
Conceptual Knowledge	Describe	Interpret	Experiment	Explain	Assess	Plan
Procedural Knowledge	Tabulate	Predict	Calculate	Differentiate	Conclude	Compose
Meta- Cognitive Knowledge	Appropriate Use	Execute	Construct	Achieve	Action	Actualize