Bloom’s Taxonomy

BASIC SKILLS HIGHER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
Acquire Associate Apply Analyze Appraise Combine
Cite Categorize Compute Deduce Argue Compose
Define Change Demonstrate Detect Assess conclude Constitute
Identify Classify Determine Differentiate Decide Construct
Label Compare Estimate Discriminate Evaluate Create
List Contrast Prepare Distinguish Judge Derive
Name Convert Transfer Extend Standardize Design
Recall Describe Transform Extrapolate Validate Develop
Recite Draw Use Generalize Weigh Devise
Recognize Explain Infer Document
Reproduce Illustrate Interpolate Formulate
Interpret Point out Integrate
Outline Predict Modify
Paraphrase Rearrange Originate
Relate Reorder Organize
Rephrase Plan
Represent Produce
Restate Propose
Restructure Reorganize
Summarize Revise
Translate Rewrite
Specify
Synthesize
Transmit
Write
Adapted from:
Newcomb and Trefz, “Toward Teaching at Higher Levels of Cognition.” National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, June 1987
Anderson, L.W., & Krathwohl, D.R., (2001), A Taxonomy for Learning Teaching and Assessing: Arevision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
Longman, New York.