1. Knowledge: remembering of previously learned material; recall (facts or whole theories); bringing to mind.

Terms: defines, describes, identifies, lists, matches, names.

2. Comprehension: grasping the meaning of material; interpreting (explaining or summarizing); predicting outcome and effects (estimating future trends).

Terms: convert, defend, distinguish, estimate, explain, generalize, rewrite.

3. Application: ability to use learned material in a new situation; apply rules, laws, methods, theories.

Terms: changes, computes, demonstrates, operates, shows, uses, solves.

4. Analysis: breaking down into parts; understanding organization, clarifying, concluding.

Identify parts: See Related Order; Relationships; Clarify.

Terms: distinguish, diagrams, outlines, relates, breaks down, discriminates, subdivides.

5. Synthesis: ability to put parts together to form a new whole; unique communication; set of abstract relations.

Terms: combines, complies, composes, creates, designs, rearranges.

6. Evaluation: ability to judge value for purpose; base on criteria; support judgment with reason. (No guessing).

Terms: appraises, criticizes, compares, supports, concludes, discriminates, contrasts, summarizes, explains.

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Teaching Using Blooms Taxonomy

1.Knowledge (finding out)
a. Use - records, films, videos, models, events, media, diagrams, books...
b. observed behavior - ask match, discover, locate, observe, listen.

2. Comprehension (understanding)
a. Use - trends, consequences, tables, cartoons....
b. observed behavior - chart, associate, contrast, interpret, compare.

3. Application (making use of the knowledge)
a. use - collection, diary, photographs, sculpture, illustration.
b. observed behavior - list, construct, teach, paint, manipulate, report.

4. Analysis questions (taking apart the known)
a. use - graph, survey, diagram, chart, questionnaire, report....
b. observed behavior - classify, categorize, dissect, advertise, survey.

 5. Synthesis (putting things together in another way)
a. use - article, radio show, video, puppet show, inventions, poetry, short story...
b. observed behavior - combine, invent, compose, hypothesis, create, produce, write.

 6. Evaluation (judging outcomes)
a. use - letters, group with discussion panel, court trial, survey, self-evaluation, value, allusions...
b. observed behavior - judge, debate, evaluating, editorialize, recommend.