ADAPTED FROM THE REVISED BLOOMS TAXONOMY

COGNITIVE (K)

REMEMBER UNDERSTAND APPLY ANALYZE EVALUATE CREATE

Retrieve knowledge from long Construct meaning from Carry out/use procedure Break material into Make judgments based Put elements together to
term memory instructional messages, in a given situation constituent parts; on criteria and standards form coherent or
including oral, written, determine how parts functional whole;
graphic communication relate to one another and reorganize elements into
to an overall structure or a new pattern or
purpose structure
Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs:
Define Classify Apply Analyze Analyze Compose
Describe Discuss Choose Attribute Attribute Create
Label Explain Demonstrate Debate Debate Develop
List Illustrate Execute Differentiate Differentiate Generate
Match Interpret Implement Distinguish Distinguish Make
Recall Report Prepare Examine Examine Plan
Recognize Summarize Change Organize Organize Propose
Stat Translate Use Research Research Construct
Compare Solve Design
Exemplify Formulate
Identify Invent
Infer Organize
Predict Produce
Review
PSYCHOMOTOR (S)

PERCEIVE SET RESPOND AS ACT RESPOND ADAPT ORGANIZE

GUIDED OVERTLY

Senses cues that guide Is mentally, Imitates and practices Performs acts with Performs acts Adapts skill sets to Creates new patterns
motor activity emotionally, skills increasing efficiency, automatically solve a problem for specific situations
physically, ready to confidence, and
act proficiency

Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs:
Detect Assume a stance Copy Assemble Act habitually Adapt Arrange
Differentiate Display Duplicate Calibrate Control Alter Build
Distinguish Perform motor skills Imitate Complete with Direct Change Compose
Identify Position the body Operate under confidence Guide Rearrange Construct
Observe proceed supervision Conduct Manage Reorganize Design
Recognize Show Practice Construct Perform Revises Originate
Relate Repeat Demonstrate Create
Describe the Reproduce Dismantle Note: Same verbs as Make
perception Fix “ACT”, but with
Describe the Improve efficiency modifiers describing
sensation: Make the performance,e.g,
Hear Manipulate faster, better, more
Listen Measure accurate, outstanding
See Mend etc.
Smell Organize
Taste Produce
Execute

AFFECTIVE (A)

RECEIVE RESPOND VALUE ORGANIZE INTERNALIZE

(CHARACTERIZE)

Selectively responds to Responds to stimuli Attaches value or worth to Stimuli conceptualizes value and Integrate the value intoa value
something resolves conflict between this system that controls behavior
value and other values

Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs: Sample Verbs:
Acknowledge Answer Adopt Adapt Act upon
Choose Communicate Assume responsibility Adjust Advocate
Demonstrate awareness Comply Behave according to Arrange Defend
Demonstrate tolerance Contribute Choose Balance Exemplify
Locate Cooperate Commit Classify Influence
Select Discuss Express Conceptualize Perform
Participate willingly Initiate Formulate Practice
Volunteer Justify Organize Serve
Propose Prepare Support
Show concerns Rank
Use resources to Theorize

Dave (1967), Simpson (1972), and Harrow (1972; mainly used for Physical Education) separately developed the psychomotor. The one used here is based on Simpson .