BLOOMS TAXONOMY

LEVEL VERBS AND SAMPLE OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

REMEMBER
The learner must be able to
recall information, such as
dates, events, places, ideas,
definitions, formulas,
theories, etc.



Arrange, Define, Describe, Detail, Draw, Duplicate, Identify,
Indicate, Inventory, Label, List, Locate, Match, Name, Outline,
Pick, Point, Pronounce, Quote, Recall, Recite, Recognize, Record,
Relate, Repeat, Reproduce, Restate, State, Underline


Label the parts of the heart.
Outline the steps in the writing process.
List the steps taken to make a kite.
Recite the Gettysburg Address.
Who was the first president of the United States?
What is the definition of a mammal?
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Where did the first battle of the Civil War occur?


UNDERSTAND
The learner must be able to
grasp the meaning of the
information, express it in
his/her own words, and/or
cite examples.



Classify, Confirm, Contrast, Convert, Decipher, Defend,
Designate, Differentiate, Equate, Estimate, Examine, Express,
Extend, Extrapolate, Generalize, Give Examples, Group, Infer,
Interpret, Liken, Order, Paraphrase, Predict, Reorder, Rephrase,
Restate, Sort, Specify, Substitute, Tell, Translate


Defend your position about creating flat taxes.
Give an example of an adjective.
Contrast democracy and dictatorship.
Re-state the role of project management in an organization.
In history, who ruled as a dictator?
What is an example of an adjective?
Where does democracy differ from a dictatorship?
When has one man been able to change history?


APPLY
The learner must be able to
use in or apply knowledge or
skills, to new situations. The
learner must be able to use
information and knowledge
to solve a problem, answer a
question, or perform another
task.


Add, Allocate, Alter, Apply, Calculate, Change, Choose, Complete,
Compute, Conduct, Coordinate, Demonstrate, Determine,
Develop, Direct, Discover, Divide, Dramatize, Draw, Employ,
Execute, Formulate, Gather, Graph, Make, Manipulate, Model,
Multiply, Operate, Perform, Present, Provide, Recount, Report,
Schedule, Show, Sketch, Subtract, Use, Utilize



Develop criteria to assess change readiness.
Demonstrate the proper technique for drawing blood.
Graph the results of the market analysis.
How does the law of supply and demand explain the
current increase in the price of fruit?
Examine the graph and state how many trees were cut down
to produce paper.
Which events led to the start of the Civil War?



LEVEL VERBS AND SAMPLE OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
ANALYZE
The learner must be able to
break down knowledge into
parts, and show and explain
the relationships among the
parts.




Analyze, Appraise, Associate, Break Down, Criticize, Discern,
Diagram, Discriminate, Dissect, Distinguish, Elect, Establish,
Explain, Expound, Illustrate, Inspect, Profile, Question, Refute,
Separate, Simplify, Subdivide, Summarize, Test


Explain the ramifications of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Classify potential suppliers according to organizational needs.
Distinguish between ethical and unethical behavior in a
professional setting.
What is the relationship between probability and
statistical analysis?
Why did the recession occur?
How doesapply to?
Why doeswork?
How doesrelate to?
What distinctions can be made aboutand?


CREATE
The learner must be able to
pull together parts of
knowledge to form a new
whole and build relationships
for new situations.







Assemble, Assimilate, Categorize, Collect, Combine, Compile,
Compose, Condense, Construct, Create, Design, Derive, Detail,
Devise, Elaborate, Expand, Generate, Guide, Hypothesize,
Integrate, Invent, Manage, Modify, Originate, Organize, Plan,
Prepare, Prescribe, Produce, Propose, Rearrange, Reconstruct,
Reorganize, Rework, Set Up, Simplify, Specify, Synthesize,
Theorize, Transform, Write


Devise a plan to deal with violence in your classroom.
Design an instructional unit which meets the needs of online
students.
Simplify the instructional design process.
What would happen if?
How can we improve?
How can we solve?
How many ways can you?
How do the data support?
What hypotheses can you develop based on the
data?
Why?

EVALUATE
The learner must be able to
judge or assess the value of
material and methods for a
given purpose.







Argue, Assess, Attack, Champion, Compare and Contrast,
Conclude, Critique, Debate, Decide, Deduce, Diagnose, Evaluate,
Forecast, Improve, J udge, J ustify, Measure, Prioritize, Prove,
Rank, Rate, Recommend, Resolve, Revise, Score, Select, Solve,
Support, Value, Verify, Weigh


Support the value of diversity in a project team.
Recommend a course of action for a comprehensive
organizational change.
Resolve ethical issues that plague researchers conducting
experiments on animals.
How well doesmeet the criteria for?
What judgments can you make about?
Compare and contrastcriteria for?
Is there a better solution to?
How would you have handled?
What changes towould you recommend?
Does?
Why?