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Levels
of
Thinking
in
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
and
Webb’s
Depth
of
Knowledge



 
 

Bloom’s
–
Old
Version
(1956)
 Bloom’s
‐
New
Version
(1990’s)
 Webb’s
DOK
(2002)


 
 


Bloom's
six
major
categories
were
changed
from
noun
to
verb
 Norman
L.
Webb
of
Wisconsin
Center
for
Educational
Research
generated
DOK
levels
to

forms
in
the
new
version
which
was
developed
in
the
1990’s
and
 aid
in
alignment
analysis
of
curriculum,
objectives,
standards,
and
assessments.



released
in
2001.
The
knowledge
level
was
renamed
as
 Webb’s
Depth
of
Knowledge
&
Corresponding
Verbs

remembering.
Comprehension
was
retitled
understanding,
and
 *Some
verbs
could
be
classified
at
different
levels
depending
on
application.

synthesis
was
renamed
as
creating.
In
addition,
the
top
two
levels

of
Bloom’s
changed
position
in
the
revised
version.

Recall
and
Reproduction
Correlates
to
Bloom’s
2
Lowest
Levels

Recall
a
fact,
information,
or
procedure.

Bloom’s
Taxonomy
 Revised
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
 arrange,
calculate,
define,
draw,
identify,
list,
label,
illustrate,
match,
measure,
memorize,

quote,
recognize,
repeat,
recall,
recite,
state,
tabulate,
use,
tell
who‐
what‐
when‐
where‐

Knowledge
 Remembering
 why

Recall
appropriate
information.

Skill/Concept

Comprehension
 Understanding
 Engages
mental
process
beyond
habitual
response
using
information
or
conceptual

Grasp
the
meaning
of
material.
 knowledge.
Requires
two
or
more
steps.

Application
 Applying
 apply,
categorize,
determine
cause
and
effect,
classify,
collect
and
display,
compare,

Use
learned
material
in
new
and
concrete
situations.
 distinguish,
estimate,
graph,
identify
patterns,
infer,
interpret,
make
observations,
modify,

organize,
predict,
relate,
sketch,
show,
solve,
summarize,
use
context
clues

Analysis
 Analyzing

Strategic
Thinking

Break
down
material
into
component
parts
so
that
its

Requires
reasoning,
developing
plan
or
a
sequence
of
steps,
some
complexity,
more
than

organizational
structure
may
be
understood.

one
possible
answer,
higher
level
of
thinking
than
previous
2
levels.


Synthesis
 Evaluating
 apprise,
assess,
cite
evidence,
critique,
develop
a
logical
argument,
differentiate,
draw

Put
parts
together
to
form
a
 Make
judgments
based
on
criteria
and
 conclusions,
explain
phenomena
in
terms
of
concepts,
formulate,
hypothesize,
investigate,

new
whole.
 standards.
 revise,
use
concepts
to
solve
non‐routine
problems

Evaluation
 Creating
(Previously
Synthesis)
 Extended
Thinking
Correlates
to
Bloom’s
2
Highest
Levels

Judge
value
of
material
 Put
elements
together
to
form
a
 Requires
investigation,
complex
reasoning,
planning,
developing,
and
thinking‐probably

for
a
given
purpose.
 coherent
or
functional
whole;
 over
an
extended
period
of
time.
*Longer
time
period
is
not
an
applicable
factor
if
work
is

reorganizing
elements
into
a
new
 simply
repetitive
and/or
does
not
require
higher‐order
thinking.

pattern
or
structure
through
 analyze,
apply
concepts,
compose,
connect,
create,
critique,
defend,
design,
evaluate,

generating,
planning,
or
producing.


 judge,
propose,
prove,
support,
synthesize

Debbie
Perkins,
2008

Resources:



A
Taxonomy
for
Learning,
Teaching,
and
Assessing:
A
Revision
of
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
of
Educational
Objectives.








Anderson,
L.W.,
Krathwohl,
D.R.,
et
al.

(2001).

http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom's_Taxonomy#Revised_Bloom.27s_Taxonomy_.28RBT.29,


http://wat.wceruw.org/TILSA%20Dissemination%20Webb%20presentation%20for%20Training%20%20July%2024%20%2020
05.ppt,

http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/DOK_Chart.pdf,
http://www.paec.org/delta/mathhighquality/Levels.pdf


Debbie
Perkins,
2008


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