Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate,
recall, repeat, reproduce and state.
Comprehension (Understanding)*: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify,
indicate, locate, report, restate, review, select and translate.
Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate,
practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use and write.
Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate,
discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question and test.
Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate,
manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up and write.
Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend, estimate, judge, predict,
rate, core, select, support, value and evaluate.
The following adaptation of Bloom’s Taxonomy to classify both the academic standards and the items on the
Cognitive Level A: consists of Knowledge
Cognitive Level B: consists of Understanding*
Cognitive Level C: consists of Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation
Bloom, B., Englehart, M. Furst, E., Hill, W., & Krathwohl, D. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. Handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green.
Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate,
recall, repeat, reproduce and state.
Comprehension (Understanding)*: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify,
indicate, locate, report, restate, review, select and translate.
Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate,
practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use and write.
Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate,
discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question and test.
Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate,
manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up and write.
Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend, estimate, judge, predict,
rate, core, select, support, value and evaluate.
The following adaptation of Bloom’s Taxonomy to classify both the academic standards and the items on the
Cognitive Level A: consists of Knowledge
Cognitive Level B: consists of Understanding*
Cognitive Level C: consists of Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation
Bloom, B., Englehart, M. Furst, E., Hill, W., & Krathwohl, D. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. Handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green.
