Bloom's Taxonomy of Bloom's Taxonomy of
Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Development
Principles of Teaching
Andrews University
School of Education
COGNITIVE DOMAINCOGNITIVE DOMAIN
Original Taxonomy
•KNOWLEDGE
•COMPREHENSION
•APPLICATION
•ANALYSIS
•SYNTHESIS
•EVALUATION
Revision of Taxonomy
•REMEMBER (I Know)
•UNDERSTAND (I Comprehend)
•APPLY (I Can Use It)
•ANALYZE (I Can Be Logical)
•EVALUATE (I Can Judge)
•CREATE (I Can Plan)
COGNITIVE DOMAIN: COGNITIVE DOMAIN:
CREATE (I Plan)CREATE (I Plan)
APPROPRIATE VERBS :
•Create, assemble,
improve, modify, predict,
derive, Plan, What if…,
Construct, Invent,
Manage, Produce,
Suppose, Organize, Set
Up, Imagine, Design,
Compose, Prepare,
Propose, Arrange,
Formulate
PRODUCTS:
•Story
•Poem
•Play
•Radio Show
•Puppet Show
•News Article
•Invention
•Dance
•Mural
•Comic Strip
•Recipe
•Pantomime
•Travelogue
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
in Actionin Action
•Re-evaluate your
group’s categories.
What changes would
you make? Why?
•Write one objective for
each level of Bloom’s
Taxonomy of Cognitive
Development
Independent Practice
•Write 4 Objectives for each
domain (affective, cognitive,
psychomotor)
•Write 3 objectives for the
interpersonal domain
•Indicate Related Domain
•Identify Level within the
Cognitive Domain
•Include parts A, B, C, & D.,
but not necessarily in that
order.
Mr. Sheppard is enjoying his
evening as he reads students’
objectives for Principles Class.