- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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