Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Learning Goals

Level Description Verbs Sample Objectives

cite name The students will recall the four major food groups without
define recall error. The students will list at least three characteristics
Recognizes students’ ability to use
identify recognize peculiar to the Cubist movement.
Knowledge rote memorization and recall
label reproduce
certain facts
list select
match state
classify illustrate The students will summarize the main events of a story in
Involves students’ ability to read convert interpret grammatically correct English. The students will describe in
course content, understand and describe paraphrase prose what is shown in graph form.
Comprehension interpret important information explain summarize
and put other’s ideas into their extend translate
own words give
examples
apply operate The students will apply previously learned information about
arrange predict socialism to reach an answer. The students will demonstrate
compute prepare the principle of reinforcement to classroom interactions.
Students take new concepts and construct produce
Application
apply them to another situation demonstrate relate
discover show
modify solve
use
analyze estimate The students will read a presidential debate and point out
associate infer the passages that attack a political opponent personally
Students have the ability to take determine order rather than the opponent’s political programs. Students will
new information and break it down diagram outline discriminate among a list of possible steps to determine
Analysis
into parts to differentiate between differentiate point out which one(s) would lead to increased reliability for a test.
them discriminate separate
distinguish subdivide
 combine integrate After studying the current economic policies of the United
compile modify States, student groups will design their own goals for fiscal
compose organize and monetary policies. The students will write a different
Students are able to take various construct plan but plausible ending to a short story.
pieces of information and form a create propose
Synthesis
whole creating a pattern where design rearrange
one did not previously exist develop reorganize
devise revise
formulate rewrite
write tell
appraise discriminate Given any research study, evaluate the appropriateness of
Involves students’ ability to look at assess evaluate the conclusions reached based on the data presented. The
someone else’s ideas or principles compare judge students will compare two pieces of sculpture, giving
Evaluation
and see the worth of the work and conclude justify reasons for their positive evaluation of one over the other.
the value of the conclusions contrast support
criticize weigh
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