Marzano's taxonomy chosen over Bloom's because it accommodates three knowledge types and positions metacognition and ethics¶

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q1 i? The authors argue Bloom's unidimensional framework could not simultaneously accommodate information, mental procedures, and ethical attitude, whereas Marzano's framework provides positioning for metacognitive monitoring and ethical responsibility. → Zhi Y 2026

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Zhi Y 2026¶

Zhi Y, Yang W and Huang K (2026) Modeling and measuring graduate students' generative AI literacy: a study based on Marzano's taxonomy. Front. Psychol. 17:1883978. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1883978

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Theoretical argument in the framework-rationale section. The authors further state that Marzano's framework situates metacognitive reflection and ethics within its metacognitive system and self-system, offering clear theoretical positioning that the revised Bloom taxonomy lacked.

"Bloom's unidimensional framework could not accommodate these three types of knowledge simultaneously, whereas Marzano's knowledge domain dimension provided clear theoretical classification criteria."

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