On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Jonathan Smith wrote:

> For example, are there classes corresponding to the major headings? Are
> there expressions for the verbs?
>
> Verb examples that represent intellectual activity on each level are
> listed here.
>
>     # Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize,
> name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state
        [others elided]

A quick look with Google suggests that this taxonomy describes
levels of knowledge as might be tested in an academic test or exam.
There does seem to be some sort of inheritance relationship, in that
each level of knowledge depends on its more basic levels.  However,
I don't understand how you would use this in Ruby.  What work could
the classes do?  Generating academic test data would be very domain
specific. Using them as goals for a learning machine would be domain
specific, too.  What is the problem that you are trying to solve by
incorporating this taxonomy into a Ruby program?

>
> Jonathan Smith wrote:
> > I wonder if there is any value to comparing Ruby's capabilities with
> > skills identified by Bloom's Taxonomy, or is this too much of a paradigm
> > shift?
> >
>
        Hugh