BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

Mrs. Eagen

11.4.9 A, 11.4.12 A

Bloom identified six levels within the cognitive domain, from the simple recall or recognition of facts, as the lowest level, through increasingly more complex and abstract mental levels, to the highest order which is classified as evaluation.

Knowledge

Skills Demonstrated

observation and recall of information

knowledge of dates, events, places

knowledge of major ideas

mastery of subject matter

example: can recognize the letter A

Question Cues:

list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc.

Comprehension

Skills Demonstrated

understanding information

grasp meaning

translate knowledge into new context

interpret facts, compare, contrast

order, group, infer causes

predict consequences

example: Understands that the letter A has a sound

Question Cues: summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend

Application

Skills Demonstrated •use information use methods, concepts, theories in new situations

solve problems using required skills or knowledge

example: Applies the sound of A when seeing the letter A

Questions Cues: apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover

Analysis

Skills Demonstrated

seeing patterns

organization of parts

recognition of hidden meanings

identification of components

Example: Analyzes the

Question Cues:analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer

Synthesis

Skills Demonstrated

use old ideas to create new ones

generalize from given facts

relate knowledge from several areas

predict, draw conclusions

Example: Uses the rules of phonics to decide if the vowel is short A or long A when sounding out new words

Question Cues:combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, what if?, compose, formulate, prepare, generalize, rewrite

Evaluation

Skills Demonstrated

compare and discriminate between ideas

assess value of theories, presentations

make choices based on reasoned argument

verify value of evidence

recognize subjectivity

Question Cuesassess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarize

TEACHING USING BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

1.Knowledge (finding out)a. Use - records, films, videos, models, events, media, diagrams, books...b. observed behavior - ask match, discover, locate, observe, listen.

2. Comprehension (understanding)a. Use - trends, consequences, tables, cartoons....b. observed behavior - chart, associate, contrast, interpret, compare.

3. Application (making use of the knowledge)a. use - collection, diary, photographs, sculpture, illustration.b. observed behavior - list, construct, teach, paint, manipulate, report.

4. Analysis questions (taking apart the known)a. use - graph, survey, diagram, chart, questionnaire, report....b. observed behavior - classify, categorize, dissect, advertise, survey.

5. Synthesis (putting things together in another way)a. use - article, radio show, video, puppet show, inventions, poetry, short story...b. observed behavior - combine, invent, compose, hypothesis, create, produce, write.

6. Evaluation (judging outcomes)a. use - letters, group with discussion panel, court trial, survey, self-evaluation, value, allusions...b. observed behavior - judge, debate, evaluating, editorialize, recommend. SOURCE: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/MA/resources/blooms/blooms.html