Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Source - ACMITCompetencyModel14October2014 and http://ccecc.acm.org/assessment/blooms

The order of learning is as follows:

1. Before we can understand a concept we have to remember it.
2. Before we can apply the concept we must understand it.
3. Before we analyze it we must be able to apply it.
4. Before we can evaluate its impact, we must be able to analyze it.
5. Before we can create, we must be able to analyze to evaluate it.

There are six levels in the taxonomy for the Cognitive domain, progressing from the lowest order processes to the highest:

1. Remembering - Retrieving, recalling, or recognizing information from memory. Students can recall or remember information. Note: This process is the most basic thinking skill.
2. Understanding - Constructing meaning or explaining material from written, spoken or graphic sources. Students can explain ideas or concepts.
3. Applying - Using learned materials or implementing materials in new situations. Students can use/apply information in a new way.
4. Analyzing - Breaking material or concepts into parts, determining how the parts relate or interrelate to one another or to an overall structure or purpose. Students can distinguish between different parts.
5. Evaluating - Assessing, making judgments and drawing conclusions from ideas, information, or data. Students can justify a stand or decision.
6. Creating - Putting elements together or reorganizing them into a new way, form or product. Students can create a new product. Note: This process is the most difficult mental function.

Active Learning Verbs of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy:

Lower Order Thinking Skills					Higher Order Thinking Skills
Remembering	Understanding	Applying	Analyzing	Evaluating	Creating
Define	Classify	Apply	Analyze	Appraise	Assemble
Duplicate	Convert	Calculate	Attribute	Argue	Construct
Find	Demonstrate	Carry out	Categorize	Assess	Create
Identify	Describe	Edit	Compare	Choose	Design
Label	Differentiate	Diagram	Contrast	Critique	Develop
List	Discuss	Execute	Decompose	Debate	Devise
Locate	Exemplify	Illustrate	Deconstruct	Defend	Formulate
Memorize	Explain	Implement	Deduce	Estimate	Hypothesize
Name	Infer	Investigate	Discriminate	Evaluate	Invent
Recall	Interpret	Manipulate	Distinguish	Judge	Make
Recognize	Paraphrase	Modify	Examine	Justify	Plan
Retrieve	Report	Operate	Integrate	Support
Select	Summarize	Perform	Organize	Test
State	Translate	Produce	Outline	Value
		Solve	Structure	Verify
		Use
		Write