Blooms’s taxonomy of cognitive goals
The following table proposed by Robert Fisher (2005, p.57) lists the various categories and
processes involved in the various thinking levels.
Category
Thinking process cues
1
Knowledge
(remembering and
retaining)
Say what you know, what you remember, describe, repeat,
define, tell who, when, which, where, what
2
Comprehension
(interpreting and
understanding)
Describe in your own words, tell how you feel about, say,
what it means, explain, compare, relate
3
Application (taking part)
How can you use it, where does it lead to you, apply what
you know, use it to solve problems, demonstrate
4
Analysis (taking part)
What are the parts, the order, the reasons why, the cases,
the problems, the solutions, the consequences
5
Synthesis (putting
together)
How might it be different, how else , what if, suppose,
develop, improve, create in your own way
6
Evaluation (judging and
assessing)
How would you judge it, does it succeed , will it work,
would you prefer, why do you think so
Many learning activities can be organised or analysed in terms of the above categories.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE USED IN THE ACTIVITIES
Remember
Useful Verbs
Sample Question Stems
List
Locate
Name
Recognize
State
Describe
Recall
Repeat
Retrieve
• What happened after...?
• How many...?
• Who was it that...?
• Can you name the...?
• Describe what happened at...?
• Who spoke to...?
• Can you tell why...?
• Find the meaning of...?
• What is...?
• Which is true or false...?
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