Robert J. Marzano and John S. Kenda

Robert J. Marzano and John S. Kendall (2007) offer another perspective
in their New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, which
incorporates a wide range of factors involved with students’ thinking
and learning. This taxonomy is an intersecting matrix of three systems
of thought and three knowledge domains. When a student starts
a new task, the self system decides whether to continue the current
behavior or engage in the new activity; the metacognitive system sets
goals and monitors progress, clarity, and accuracy; the cognitive system
processes information; and the knowledge domains (information,
mental procedures, and psychomotor procedures) provide the content.
Technology can potentially play a role within any of the systems,
but seems to especially support the cognitive system by
helping students to comprehend, apply, and recall concepts.
Dr. Rae Niles, director of curriculum and technology for Sedgwick
Public Schools (USD 439) in Kansas, tells this story to illustrate the
effect that technology can have on student learning: