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Bloom’s Taxonomy Breakdown:

Roles, Process Verbs & Products from Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain

Level of

Taxonomy

 

Definition

Teacher

Roles

Student

Roles

 

Process Verbs

 

Products

 

Evaluation

 

 

Judging the values of ideas, materials and methods by developing and applying standards and criteria.

Clarifies

Accepts

Harmonizes

Guides

• Judges

• Disputes

• Develops

• Active

Participant

judge

rate

validate

predict

assess

score

revise

infer

criteria

determine

prioritize

tell why

 

evaluate

compare

defend

select

measure

choose

conclude

deduce

debate

justify

recommend

discriminate

appraise

value

probe

argue

decide

estimate

criticize

rank

award

support

reject

referee

investigation

opinion

survey

debate

verdict

conclusion

recommendation

panel

judgment

report

editorial

scale

evaluation

Synthesis

 

 

 

Putting together constituent elements or parts to form a whole requiring original, creative thinking.

Reflects

Extends

Analyzes

Evaluates

• Discusses

• Generalizes

• Relates

• Compares

• Contrasts

• Abstracts

• Active

participant

compose

assemble

manage

pretend

arrange

organize

invent

generalize

systematize

show

compile

forecast

modify

devise

derive

 

propose

construct

plan

revise

collect

prepare

develop

originate

imagine

generate

prediction

combine

organize

write

suppose

formulate

set up

design

blend

create

produce

hypothesize

predict

concoct

infer

act

compile

reorganize

role-play

improve

film

story

project

blueprint

plan

solution

new game

song

pantomime

video

newspaper

painting

Hypercard stack

media product

advertisement

poem

formula

machine

goal

play

cartoon

invention

product

radio

event

collage

design

 

Level of

Taxonomy

 

Definition

Teacher

Roles

Student

Roles

 

Process Verbs

 

Products

 

Analysis

 

 

Breaking information down into its constituent elements.

Probes

Guides

Observes

Evaluates

Acts as a

resource

Questions

Organizes

Dissects

• Discusses

• Uncovers

• Lists

• Active

Participant

distinguish

contract

question

appraise

experiment

inspect

examine

probe

separate

inquire

arrange

investigate

sift

research

 

calculate

criticize

solve

interpret

compare

inventory

scrutinize

discover

survey

detect

group

order

point out

sequence

test

debate

analyze

diagram

contrast

relate

dissect

categorize

point out

classify

organize

differentiate

deduce

discriminate

diagram

investigation

graph

conclusion

category

questionnaire

illustration

inventory

spreadsheet

checklist

chart

outline

list

plan

summary

survey

database

mobile

abstract

report

Application

Using methods, concepts, principles

and theories in new situations

Shows

Facilitates

Observes

Evaluates

Organizes

Questions

• Solves

problems

• Demonstrates

use of

knowledge

• Constructs

• Active

Participant

translate

manipulate

exhibit

illustrate

calculate

sketch

interpret

prepare

make

experiment

list

practice

 

apply

practice

relate

operate

interview

paint

change

record

translate

produce

compute

sequence

employ

show

solve

schedule

collection

demonstrate

dramatize

construct

use

teach

adapt

draw

prediction

scrapbook

product

photograph

illustration

simulation

sculpture

experiment

interview

performance

presentation

demonstration

puzzle

relate

diary

report

diorama

poster

diagram

lesson

model

journal

map

 

 

Level of

Taxonomy

 

Definition

Teacher

Roles

Student

Roles

 

Process Verbs

 

Products

 

Comprehension

Understanding of information given.

Demonstrates

Listens

Questions

Compare

Contrasts

Examines

• Explains

• Translates

• Demonstrates

• Interprets

• Active

Participant

restate

identify

discuss

locate

retell

research

convert

annotate

translate

give

examples of

paraphrase

 

describe

report

recognize

review

observe

locate

outline

account for

interpret

give main

idea

explain

tell

express

summarize

ask

identify

calculate

expand upon

recitation

summary

reproduction

collection

explanation

dramatization

show & tell

story problems

example

definition

quiz

list

test

label

debate

outline

Knowledge

Recall or recognition of specific information

Directs

Tells

Shows

Examines

Questions

Evaluates

• Responds

• Absorbs

• Remembers

• Recognizes

• Memorizes

• Passive

recipient

define

name

record

match

select

underline

cite

sort

know

repeat

label

recall

listen

group

recite

choose

review

quote

 

 

 

list

memorize

relate

show

locate

distinguish

give example

reproduce

describe

quiz

definition

fact

worksheet

reproduction

label

list

test

workbook

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