Taxonomy

=Taxonomies of Learning= (Jill Barrie )

==Definition- **Taxonomy** is the practice and science of [|classification]. The word comes from the [|Greek] //τάξις//, //taxis//, 'order' + //νόμος//, //nomos//, 'law' or 'science'. Taxonomies, or taxonomic schemes, are composed of //**taxonomic units**// known as //**taxa**// (singular //**[|taxon]**//), or kinds of things that are arranged frequently in a [|hierarchical] structure, typically related by subtype-supertype relationships, also called parent-child relationships. In such a subtype-supertype relationship the subtype kind of thing has by definition the same constraints as the supertype kind of thing plus one or more additional constraints. For example, car is a subtype of vehicle. So any car is also a vehicle, but not every vehicle is a car. So, a thing needs to satisfy more constraints to be a car than to be a vehicle.== ==When used in the context of learning taxonomy can refer to the order in which learning can occur. For example a student may first memorize a definition then apply that definition to a real life situation.==

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy
== === Related Topics: Bloom's Taxonomy, Robert Gagne ===