бичлэгBloom’s Taxonomy
A Focus on Higher-Order
Thinking Skills
Background
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom, a professor at the University of Chicago, shared his famous "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives."
Bloom identified six levels of cognitive complexity that have been used over the past four decades to make sure that instruction stimulates and develops students' higher-order thinking skills.
Higher-Order Thinking Skills
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Knowledge
Recall or recognition of information.
define
classify
describe
locate
outline
give examples
distinguish opinion from fact
list
name
identify
show
define
recognize
recall
match
Comprehension
The ability to understand, translate, paraphrase, interpret or extrapolate material. (Predict outcome and effects)
summarize
explain
interpret
describe
compare
convert
distinguish
estimate
paraphrase
differentiate
demonstrate
visualize
restate
rewrite
give examples
Application
The capacity to use information and transfer knowledge from one setting to another. (Use learned material in a new situation)
solve
illustrate
calculate
interpret
manipulate
predict
show
apply
classify
modify
put into practice
demonstrate
compute
operate
Analysis
Identifying detail and having the ability to discover and differentiate the component parts of a situation or information.
analyze
organize
deduce
choose
diagram
discriminate
contrast
compare
distinguish
categorize
outline
relate
Synthesis
The ability to combine parts to create the big picture.
design
hypothesize
support
write
report
combine
comply
develop
discuss
plan
compare
create
construct
rearrange
compose
organize
Evaluation
The ability to judge the value or use of information using appropriate criteria. (Support judgment with reason)
evaluate
choose
estimate
judge
defend
appraise
criticize
justify
debate
support your reason
conclude
assess
rate
