Halyna Kornuta, Ed.D. Ron Germaine, Ed.D.
COGNITIVE LEVEL: BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The cognitive domain of learning involves mental operations or thinking skills. There are six major categories in the
Cognitive Domain of Bloom's Taxonomy (1956). The levels and the verbs used for stating specific behavioral learning outcomes
are listed below.
KNOWLEDGE
COMPREHENSION
APPLICATION
ANALYSIS
SYNTHESIS
EVALUATION
(Remembering)
(Understanding)
(Transferring)
(Relating)
(Creating)
(Judging)
Express own
Recall terms,
Summarize and
Apply or transfer
Breaking material Creating
describe main ideas in learning to own
into parts,
something new by opinion, judge or
facts, and
details without
own words without
life or to a
describe patterns
combining parts
value based on
necessarily
necessarily relating it
context different
and relationships
to form a unique
expressed criteria,
solution to a
ideas, methods,….
understanding
to anything
than one in which among parts
problem
the concept
it was learned
Count
Associate
Apply
Analyze
Adapt
Accept
Define
Classify
Calculate
Detect
Assemble
Appraise
Describe
Describe
Classify
Diagram
Combine
Assess
Draw
Differentiate
Compare
Differentiate
Compare
Compare/Contrast
Identify
Discuss
Complete
Distinguish
Compose
Critique
Label
Distinguish
Contrast
Group
Create
Determine
List
Estimate
Construct
Infer
Design
Evaluate
Memorize
Interpret
Demonstrate
Investigate
Formulate
Facilitate
Name
Paraphrase
Illustrate
Prioritize
Generalize
Grade
Point
Predict
Operate
Relate
Integrate
Judge
Quote
Recognize
Practice
Research
Organize
Justify
Recall
Select
Relate
Separate
Plan
Measure
Recite
Summarize
Solve
Transform
Prepare
Rank
Record
Translate
Use
Prescribe
Recommend
Repeat
Utilize
Revise
Reject
State
Specify
Select
Write
Test
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Give an example
What
How can you put
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In your own words,
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