Bloom’s Taxonomy: Cognitive Process Dimensions

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symposium student learning Remember recognize, recall define, describe, identify, label, list, match, name, outline, reproduce, select, state, underline Understand interpret, exemplify, classify, summarize, infer, compare, explain calculate, defend, discuss, distinguish, expand, extend, give an example, paraphrase, restate, translate Apply execute, implement classify, compute, construct, complete, dramatize,demonstrate, examine, illustrate, manipulate, operate, practice, prepare, show, solve, use Analyze differentiate, organize, attribute appraise, break down, contrast, diagram, deconstruct, relate, test distinguish, identify, illustrate, investigate, separate, sequence Evaluate check, critique argue, assess, confirm, construct, conclude, debate, defend, dispute, editorialize, evaluate, judge, explain, interpret, justify, support, rate, recommend, verify Create generate, plan, produce categorize, combine, compile, compose, construct, devise, design, hypothesize, modify, imagine, improve, predict, propose, write Cognitive Processes Measurable Verbs Source: Anderson, L.W., Krathwohl, D.R., Airasian, P.W., Cruikshank, K.A., Mayer, R.E., Pintrich, P.R., Raths, J., Wittrock, M.C. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives (Complete ed.). New York: Longman. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy: Cognitive Process Dimensions

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student learning

Rememberrecognize, recall

define, describe, identify, label, list, match, name, outline, reproduce, select, state, underline

Understandinterpret, exemplify, classify, summarize, infer, compare, explain

calculate, defend, discuss, distinguish, expand, extend, give an example, paraphrase, restate, translate

Applyexecute, implement

classify, compute, construct, complete, dramatize,demonstrate, examine, illustrate, manipulate, operate, practice, prepare,show, solve, use

Analyzedi�erentiate, organize, attribute

appraise, break down, contrast, diagram, deconstruct, relate, test distinguish, identify, illustrate, investigate, separate, sequence

Evaluatecheck, critique

argue, assess, confirm, construct, conclude, debate, defend, dispute, editorialize, evaluate, judge, explain, interpret, justify, support, rate, recommend, verify

Creategenerate, plan, produce

categorize, combine, compile, compose, construct, devise, design, hypothesize, modify, imagine, improve, predict, propose, write

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Source: Anderson, L.W., Krathwohl, D.R., Airasian, P.W., Cruikshank, K.A., Mayer, R.E., Pintrich, P.R., Raths, J., Wittrock, M.C. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives (Complete ed.). New York: Longman.

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy: Cognitive Process Dimensions