Bloom's taxonomy

Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives may be interesting for professors and

instructors. They may conceive the educational activities and present information
according to the six levels expressed by Bloom The taxonomy of educational objectives
is comprised of six levels, namely: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation.
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Level Keywords
Observe and recall information

Arrange, define, describe, match, order, memorize, name,

1. Remembering note, repeat, questions (Who? What? When? Where?).
identifies, knows, labels, lists, outlines, recalls, recognizes,
reproduces, selects, states. etc

Understand information, grasp meaning

Alter, change, classify, define in your own words, discuss,

2. Understanding explain, extend, give examples, translate, etc.
Comprehends, converts, defends, distinguishes, estimates,
generalizes, gives an example, infers, interprets,
paraphrases, predicts, rewrites, summarizes, etc

Use information, use methods means Applies what was

learned in the classroom into novel situations in the work
place

3. Applying Apply, calculate, compute, construct, operate, practice,

write an example question (how many? Which? What is?).
changes, computes, constructs, demonstrates, discovers,
manipulates, modifies, operates, predicts, prepares,
produces, relates, shows, solves, uses etc

See patterns, organise parts means Distinguishes between

facts and inferences

Analyse, appraise, categorise, compare, conclude, contrast,

4. Analyzing criticize, diagnose, differentiate, breaks down, contrasts,
diagrams, deconstructs, discriminates, distinguishes,
identifies, illustrates, infers, outlines, relates, selects,
separates etc.

Use old ideas to create new ones

5. Evaluating Assemble, compile, compose, create, improve, synthesize,

what if, etc. Questions (How can we improve? What would
happen if? How can we solve?).

6. Creating
Compare and discriminate ideas means Put parts together
to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning
or structure.
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Appraise, argue, choose, certify, criticize, decide, deduce,
defend, discriminate, estimate, evaluate, recommend, etc.