Bloom's Taxonomy - Instruction - Pasadena City College

Bloom's Taxonomy "refers to a classification of the different objectives that educators set for students (learning objectives) . . . learning at the higher levels is dependent on having attained prerequisite knowledge and skills at lower levels."
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The verbs associated with the various levels are quite useful when writing learning outcomes.

Bloom's Taxonomy (Revised) Action Verbs

Remember	Understand	Apply	Analyze	Evaluate	Create
Basic Knowledge			More Sophisticated/Higher Level Thinking
Recall or recognition of specific information with little personal assimilation	Student grasps the meaning behind the information and interprets, translates, or comprehends the information.	Student uses information to relate and apply it to a new situation with minimal instructor input.	Student discriminates, organizes, and scrutinizes assumptions in an attempt to identify evidence for a conclusion.	Judging the value of ideas, materials and methods by developing and applying standards	Putting together ideas or elements to develop an original idea or engage in creative thinking
Describe Define Identify Label List Locate Match Memorize Name Omit Recite Select State Count Draw Outline Point Quote Read Recall Recognize Repeat Reproduce	Classify Defend Demonstrate Distinguish Explain Express Extend Give Examples Illustrate Indicate Interrelate Interpret Infer Judge Match Paraphrase Represent Restate Rewrite Select Show Summarize Tell Translate Associate Compute Convert Discuss Estimate Extrapolate Generalize Predict	Apply Choose Dramatize Explain Generalize Judge Organize Paint Prepare Produce Select Show Sketch Solve Use Add Calculate Change Classify Complete Compute Discover Divide Examine Graph Interpolate Manipulate Modify Operate Subtract Use	Analyze Categorize Classify Compare Differentiate Distinguish Identify Infer Point out Select Subdivide Survey Arrange Breakdown Combine Design Detect Diagram Develop Discriminate Illustrate Outline Relate Point out Separate Utilize	Appraise Judge Criticize Defend Compare Assess Conclude Contrast Critique Determine Grade Justify Measure Rank Rate Support Test	Choose Combine Compose Construct Create Design Develop Do Formulate Hypothesize Invent Make Originate Organize Plan Produce Role Play Tell Compile Drive Devise Explain Generate Group Integrate Prescribe Propose Rearrange Reconstruct Reorganize Revise Rewrite