Taxonomies of the Cognitive Domain

Blooms Taxonomy 1956 Anderson and Krathwohls Taxonomy

2001

1. Knowledge: Remembering or 1. Remembering:

retrieving previously learned material. Recognizing or recalling knowledge
Examples of verbs that relate to this from memory. Remembering is when
function are: memory is used to produce or retrieve
definitions, facts, or lists, or to recite
know define recallrecord name previously learned information.
identify memorize recognize
relate repeat acquire
list

2. Comprehension: The ability to grasp 2. Understanding:

or construct meaning from material.
Examples of verbs that relate to this
function are:
Constructing meaning from different
types of functions be they written or
graphic messages or activities like
interpreting, exemplifying, classifying,
summarizing, inferring, comparing, or
 explaining.
restate identify illustrate
locate discuss interpret draw
report describe represent
recognize discuss differentiate
explain review infer conclude
express

3. Application: The ability to use learned 3. Applying:

material, or to implement material in new Carrying out or using a procedure
and concrete situations. Examples of through executing, or
verbs that relate to this function are: implementing. Applying relates to or
refers to situations where learned
apply organize practice material is used through products like
relate employ calculate models, presentations, interviews or
develop restructure show exhibit simulations.
translate interpret dramatize
use demonstrate
operate illustrate

4. Analysis: The ability to break down or4. Analyzing:

distinguish the parts of material into its
Breaking materials or concepts into
components so that its organizational parts, determining how the parts relate
structure may be better
to one another or how they interrelate,
understood. Examples of verbs that or how the parts relate to an overall
relate to this function are: structure or purpose. Mental actions
included in this function
analyze differentiate experiment are differentiating, organizing, and
compare contrast scrutinize attributing, as well as being able to
probe investigate discover distinguish between the components
inquire detect surveyinspect dissect or parts. When one is analyzing,
examine classify discriminate he/she can illustrate this mental
contrast deduce separate function by creating spreadsheets,
categorize surveys, charts, or diagrams, or
graphic representations.

5. Synthesis: The ability to put parts 5. Evaluating:

together to form a coherent or unique Making judgments based on criteria
new whole. Examples of verbs that relate and standards through checking and
to this function are: critiquing. Critiques,
recommendations, and reports are
compose plan inventpropose some of the products that can be
produce formulate develop created to demonstrate the processes
design collect set uparrange of evaluation. In the newer
assemble generalize construct taxonomy, evaluating comes before
create document organize creating as it is often a necessary part
prepare combine originate of the precursory behavior before one
creates something.
 predict relate derive write
modify tell propose

6. Evaluation: The ability to judge, 6. Creating:

check, and even critique the value of Putting elements together to form a
material for a given purpose. Examples coherent or functional whole;
of verbs that relate to this function are: reorganizing elements into a new
pattern or structure through
judge argue decidevalidate generating, planning, or
assess choose rateconsider producing. Creating requires users to
compare select appraise put parts together in a new way, or
evaluate estimate value criticize synthesize parts into something new
conclude infer and different creating a new form or
measure product. This process is the most
deduce difficult mental function in the new
taxonomy.

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