Supplemental Material

The Six Major Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
(with representative behaviors and sample objectives)


  1. Knowledge. Remembering information

    Define, identify, label, state, list, match

    • Identify the standard peripheral components of a computer
    • Write the equation for the Ideal Gas Law
    • Identify the five major prophets of the Old Testament

  2. Comprehension. Explaining the meaning of information

    Describe, generalize, paraphrase, summarize, estimate

    • In one sentence explain the main idea of a written passage
    • Describe in prose what is shown in graph form
    • Translate the following passage from The Iliad into English

  3. Application. Using abstractions in concrete situations

    Determine, chart, implement, prepare, solve, use, develop

    • Using principles of operant conditioning, train a rate to press a bar
    • Apply shading to produce depth in drawing
    • Derive a kinetic model from experimental data

  4. Analysis. Breaking down a whole into component parts

    Points out, differentiate, distinguish, discriminate, compare

    • Compare and contrast the major assumptions underlying psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches to psychology
    • Identify supporting evidence to support the interpretation of a literary passage
    • Analyze an oscillator circuit and determine the frequency of oscillation

  5. Synthesis. Putting parts together to form a new and integrated whole

    Create, design, plan, organize, generate, write

    • Write a logically organized essay in favor of euthanasia
    • Develop an individualized nutrition program for a diabetic patient
    • Compose a choral work using four-part harmony for men's and women's voices

  6. Evaluation. Making judgments about the merits of ideas, materials, or phenomena

    Appraise, critique, judge, weigh, evaluate, select

    • Assess the appropriateness of an author's conclusions based on the evidence given
    • Select the best proposal for a proposed water treatment plant
    • Evaluate a work of art using appropriate terminology


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