Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains

1. CoGnItIvE dOmAiN
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html
http://www.homeofbob.com/pedagogy/theories/taxonomi
es/blomstax.html

2. CoGnItIvE
• Development of intellectual skills
• Involving mental skills
• The brain’s thinking process

3. BlOoM’s
oLd VeRsIoN
AnDeRsOn’S
nEw VeRsIoN
• KNOWLEDGE • REMEMBERING
• SYNTHESIS
• UNDERSTANDI
NG
• COMPREHENSI
ON
• APPLYING
• APPLICATION
• ANALYZING
• ANALYSIS
• EVALUATING
• EVALUATION
• CREATING

4. KnOwLeDgE - ReMeMbErInG
• Simple Recall
defines,
describes,
identifies, knows,
labels, lists,
matches, names,
outlines, recalls,
recognizes,
reproduces,
selects, states

5. Annie, my sister
and best friend,
was invited to the
party as well.

6. CoMpReHeNsIoN -UnDeRsTaNdInG
comprehends,
• Understand the
converts, defends,
meaning,
distinguishes,
translation,
estimates,
interpolation, and explains, extends,
interpretation of generalizes, gives
instructions and an example, infers,
problems. State a
interprets,
problem in one's
paraphrases,
own words.
predicts, rewrites,
summarizes,
translates

9. ApPlIcAtIoN - ApPlYiNg
• Distinguishes
between facts
and inferences.
• Fact vs. Opinion
analyzes, breaks
down, compares,
contrasts,
diagrams,
deconstructs,
differentiates,
discriminates,
distinguishes,
identifies,
illustrates, infers,
outlines, relates,
selects, separates

11. AnAlYzInG-AnAlYsIs
• Separates
material or
concepts take
light may be
understood.
• Distinguishes
between facts
and inferences.
analyzes, breaks
down, compares,
contrasts,
diagrams,
deconstructs,
differentiates,
discriminates,
distinguishes,
identifies,
illustrates, infers,
outlines, relates,
selects, separates

13. peaceful
disrespectfulness
unattractive
unstoppable

14. PEACE.ful
Dis.RESPECT.ful.n
ess
Un.ATTRACT.ive
un.STOP.(p).able

15. EvAlUaTiOn-EvAlUaTiNg
• Make judgments
about the value
of ideas or
materials.
appraises,
compares,
concludes,
contrasts,
criticizes,
critiques, defends,
describes,
discriminates,
evaluates,
explains,
interprets,

18. SyNtHeSiS - CrEaTiNg
• Builds a
structure from
diverse
elements.
• Wholesome and
Unique
categorizes,
combines,
compiles,
composes,
creates, devises,
designs, explains,
generates,
modifies,
organizes, plans,
rearranges,
reconstructs,
relates,