Verbs and Bloom's Levels
Cognitive Processes
Differences between Taxonomies
100

To COMPARE and IDENTIFY is to

What is ANALYZE?

100
What is the cognitive process that students use to recall facts?
What is remember?
100
What new term replaced the previous level of synthesis?
What is create?
200

To CONCLUDE or VALIDATE is to

What is EVALUATE?

200
What is the cognitive process students use when they must compare and contrast different systems?
What is analyze?
200
What was the previously used term in Bloom's Taxonomy that equated with the current term - understand?
What is comprehension?
300

Two examples of APPLY are

What are: DETERMINE, DISCOVER, EXPRESS, and PREDICT?

300
What is the term for the highest level of cognitive processing in the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy?
Create
300
What are the two parts of speech that are embedded in the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy objectives?
Nouns and verbs
400

The taxonomy changed from nouns to verbs because

What is ease of use and planning curriculum?

400
What is the level of cognitive processing students use when they summarize information?
What is understand?
400
What is the difference on the taxonomy table between the previous taxonomy and the revised taxonomy?
What is two-dimensional?
500

The ORIGINAL taxonomy had EVALAUTION at the top of the pyramid. The revised top is

What is CREATE?

500
What is the cognitive process students use when they critique articles?
What is evaluate?
500

The triangle shape is criticized because

What is a constructivist perspective?

(Because students create knowledge in their own minds as they engage in meaningful learning)

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