Bloom's revised taxonomy

An Adapted and Illustrated Guide to Bloom's Taxonomy

Sources: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/misc07/BloomsTaxonomyVerbs.pdf

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CATEGORIES (Key Words)	DEFINING ACTIONS (key verbs, questions and actions)	SUPPORT (digital tools, brainstorm charts visual maps)
KNOWLEDGE Remembering previously learned material, e.g., definitions, concepts, principles, formulas, recalling information.	Questions: Who/What/Where/When/How Much/ How Many/etc... Verbs: Describe / Identify/ Define / List/ Show/ Recognize / Recall/ State/ Visualize/ Name / Count / Recite
Describe/Identify	To give major features of something. To give the physical or non-physical qualities or characteristics of something. To indicate what a thing is, what it is composed of, or when and where it occurred. Develop details, illustrations, and the like to give a clear picture. Pick out highlights or major aspects of something.	Six questions Observation Chart Five senses
Define	To give the meaning of a term or concept. A definition may be simple or complex. The available techniques for definition include examples, synonyms, antonyms (opposites), etymology (words history), or dictionary definitions.
List	To make a list of something's component ideas, aspects or parts. give a listing	Sequencing map Expanded string of events Step chart
COMPREHENSION Understanding the meaning of remembered material, usually demonstrated by explaining in one's own words or citing examples, translating, interpreting, and extrapolating	State in you own words / What does this mean? / State in one word / Is this the same as? / Explain what is happening / Indicate / What restrictions would you add?/What part doesn't fit? /Read the graph, table /Translate/ Outline/What exceptions are there? /Which is more probable?/Summarize/ Calculate/Which statements support? /Match/ Paraphrase/ Rephrase /Differentiate/ Summarize
State	To explain something clearly and concisely. present in brief, clear form
Outline	To give a historical overview of something, or to describe its main ideas or parts. give the important features of a subject
Demonstrate	To show something. How you show something depends upon the nature of the subject matter. To show something, you might provide evidence, clarify the logical basis of something, appeal to principles or laws as in an explanation, to simply supply a range of opinion and examples.
Explain	To show causes of or reasons for something. In science, usually show what leads to what in producing something, thoroughly presenting details of each step. In humanities and often in social sciences, make a list of factors that influence something, developing evidence for each factor's potential influence.
APPLICATION Selecting known information and using it to solve a problem, to answer a question, or to perform another task. The information used may be rules, principles, formulas, theories, concepts, or procedures.	Predict what would happen if/ Which/ Classify/ Select/ Judge the effects/ Explain/ Tell what would happen/ How much/What change would there be?/ Show in a graph, table/ Identify results of/ Solve /Give an example (illustrate)/ Choose the best statements that apply
Classify	To put something into a category with things of a similar type. You might need to defend or explain how you arrived at a category and how one category differs from another.	example Hierachy map types of hierarchy maps file system
Prove/Justify	To argue a position by supporting your claims with factual evidence. give reasons or examples to demonstrate how or why something is the truth so as to support your position or conclusions.
Illustrate	To give examples use a figure, chart or diagram, to clarify or make clear by the use of examples	Examples of diagrams Different kinds of chart
Comment	To make statements about something. What you do depends upon what the comment calls for, a position, a discussion, an explanation, a judgement, an evaluation, etc. The meaning of comment is determined largely by the context in which it occurs.
ANALYSIS Breaking a piece of material into its parts and explaining the relationship between the parts.	What assumptions/ What conclusion can be drawn/ What is the function of/ What ideas justify conclusions/ What inconsistencies, fallacies/ What ideas apply, not apply/ What is the premise/ What's fact, opinion/ State the point of view of/ What motive is there/ What relationship between/ What is the theme/ The least essential statements are/ Implicit in the statement is the idea that / What persuasive technique/ Why/ What's the main idea, subordinate idea/ What does the author believe, assume/ What statement is relevant, extraneous to, related to, not applicable
Analyze	Look behind the surface structure of your source material. Identify the main idea, the central element; for example, the hierarchy of key ideas in a message or line of reasoning. List the components of the whole. Determine how individual parts create or relate to the whole, figure out how something works, what it might mean, or why it is important. Identify relationships and patterns: recognize ways in which elements are related and explain the relationship between them. Be able to recognize relationships such as cause and effect, even if it's unstated in what you read. Look for underlying assumptions and question their validity. Identify errors: recognizing logical fallacies and other mistakes and, where possible, correcting them.	Spider web
Compare and Contrast	To give similarities and differences of two or more objects. Make a list of bases for comparing and contrasting. For each basis, judge similarities and differences. You may supply details, examples, etc., that will support and clarify your judgement. Assess overall similarity or difference. Determine significance of similarities and difference in connection with the purpose of the comparison.	Types of diagrams Double cell diagram Venn Diagrams Comparison Matrix
Argue/Discuss	To give reasons for one position and against another on something. Make a list of bases for comparing and contrasting. Make a list of reasons for position on something. Make a list of reasons against another position on something. Fill out reasons, objections, and replies with details, examples, consequences, logical connections to support or clarify each pro and con Refute objections to your reasons for and defend against objections to your reasons against. Take a side and defend it with evidence against the other side.	Persuasion chart
EVALUATION	Using a set of criteria, established by the student or specified by the instructor, to arrive at a reasoned judgment. What judgments can you make about ...? / Compare and contrast ...criteria for ...? Judge/ Select/Choose/ Decide/ Justify/ Debate/ Verify/ Argue/ Recommend/ Assess/ Discuss/ Rate/ Prioritise/ Determine
Review	To make a survey, examining the subject critically
Evaluate/Respond/Assess/Criticize	To give a reasoned opinion about something, usually in terms of the merit of a particular work, idea, or person. Determine use, goal, ideal or whatever, from which you can judge something's worth. Develop examples, evidence, contrasts, details, and the like which support your judgement and clarify your reasoning. State your opinion of the subject as good, bad, or some combination of the two, with examples and reasons. Summarize your opinion of the subject and measure it against something.
SYNTHESIS	To build a pattern from diverse elements and invent a new or different version. Put two or more things together that have not been put together in class or in your readings before; do not just summarize one and then the other, and say that they are similar or different--you must provide a reason for putting them together that runs all the way through the essay.