Bloom's Tamonomy

LEVEL
DEFINITION
SAMPLE

VERBS
SAMPLE


BEHAVIORS


KNOWLEDGE
Student recalls or

recognizes information,

ideas, and principles


in the approximate

form in which they

were learned.
Write

List

Label


Name

State

Define
The student will define

the 6 levels of Bloom's

taxonomy of the


cognitive domain.


COMPREHENSION
Student translates,

comprehends, or

interprets information


based on prior

learning.
Explain

Summarize

Paraphrase

Describe


Illustrate
The student will explain

the purpose of Bloom's

taxonomy of the

cognitive domain.



APPLICATION
Student selects, trans-

fers, and uses data

and principles to

complete a problem


or task with a mini-

mum of direction.
Use

Compute

Solve

Demonstrate


Apply

Construct
The student will

write an instructional

objective for each

level of Bloom's


taxonomy.


ANALYSIS
Student distinguishes,

classifies, and relates

the assumptions,


hypotheses, evidence,

or structure of a

statement or question.
Analyze

Categorize

Compare


Contrast

Separate
The student will

compare and contrast

the cognitive and

affective domains.



SYNTHESIS
Student originates,

integrates, and

combines ideas into a

product, plan or


proposal that is new

to him or her.
Create

Design

Hypothesize

Invent


Develop
The student will

design a classification

scheme for writing

educational objectives

that combines the


cognitive, affective,

and psychomotor

domains.


EVALUATION
Student appraises,


assesses, or critiques

on a basis of specific

standards and criteria.
Judge

Recommend

Critique


Justify
The student will

judge the effective-

ness of writing

objectives using

Bloom's taxonomy.