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Taxonomies of ThinkingSkills

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Blooms Taxonomy

In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a group ofeducational psychologists who developed a

classification of levels of intellectual behavior

important in learning.

This became a taxonomy including three

overlapping domains;

the cognitive,

the psychomotor, and

the affective.

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Blooms Taxonomy(cognitive aspects)

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge

2. Comprehension

3. Application

4. Analysis

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension

3. Application

4. Analysis

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension Understanding meaning infacts

Describe, explain, restate,

give examples

3. Application

4. Analysis

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension Understanding meaning infacts

Describe, explain, restate,

give examples

3. Application Correct use of the facts,rules, or ideas

Calculate, predict, solve,

demonstrate

4. Analysis

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension Understanding meaning infacts

Describe, explain, restate,

give examples

3. Application Correct use of the facts,rules, or ideas

Calculate, predict, solve,

demonstrate

4. Analysis Breaking down info. Intocomponent parts

Classify, outline,

categorize, illustrate

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension Understanding meaning infacts

Describe, explain, restate,

give examples

3. Application Correct use of the facts,rules, or ideas

Calculate, predict, solve,

demonstrate

4. Analysis Breaking down info. Intocomponent parts

Classify, outline,

categorize, illustrate

5. Synthesis Combining parts to make

a new whole

Design, build, invent,

compose, generate

6. Evaluation

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Blooms Taxonomy

Level Level Attributes Keywords

1. Knowledge Rote memorization,recognition, or recall of

facts

List, recite, define, name,

recall, quote

2. Comprehension Understanding meaning infacts

Describe, explain, restate,

give examples

3. Application Correct use of the facts,rules, or ideas

Calculate, predict, solve,

demonstrate

4. Analysis Breaking down info. Intocomponent parts

Classify, outline,

categorize, illustrate

5. Synthesis Combining parts to make

a new whole

Design, build, invent,

compose, generate

6. Evaluation Judging the value or worthof ideas/information

Choose, support,

compare, contrast,

evaluate.