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Bloom's Taxonomy and Corresponding Verbs

KNOWLEDGE LEVEL:

Described	Identified	Listed
Located	Labeled	Defined
Recalled	Recorded	Indicated
Matched	Named	Outlined

COMPREHENSION LEVEL:

Explained	Given examples	Summarized
Paraphrased	Classified	Compared
Contrasted	Converted	Explained
Differentiated	Distinguished	Estimated
Interpreted

APPLICATION LEVEL:

Deduced	Inferred	Predicted
Solved	Modified	Practiced
Demonstrated	Utilized	Illustrated
Discovered	Applied	Classified
Completed	Examined	Prepared
Related	Adapted

ANALYSIS LEVEL:

Subdivided	Discriminated	Classified
Categorized	Proposed	Specified
Summarized	Diagrammed	Deduced
Analyzed	Organized

SYNTHESIS LEVEL:

Induced	Generalized	Created
Composed	Recommended	Integrated
Combined	Planned	Selected
Constructed	Developed	Generated

EVALUATION LEVEL:

Judged	Compared	Contrasted
Appraised	Graded	Supported
Criticized	Justified	Concluded
Assessed	Critiqued	Determined
Evaluated	Ranked	Measured

NOTE: We seek to increase the COMPLEXITY, not the difficulty of tasks. For Instance, "recall" can be quite difficult! The first two levels - knowledge and Comprehension, are at levels where learners ACQUIRE information. At the Remaining four levels, they may EXTEND what they know. Parry & Gregory (1998). Designing Brain Compatible Leaming

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