Level of Learning Action Verbs Creating Act Devise Predict Assemble Formulate Prepare Combine Generate Revise (Putting together ideas or Compose Improve Show elements to develop an Construct Infer original idea or engage in Create Invent creative thinking). Design Imagine Develop Plan Evaluating Argue Defend Tell why Assess Determine Value Choose Evaluate (Judging the value of Compare Justify thinking ideas, materials and Conclude Prioritize methods by developing Criticize Rate and applying standards Debate Recommend and criteria). Decide Support Higher-order Calculate Distinguish Question Analyzing Categorize Examine Relate Classify Experiment Research (Breaking information Compare Group Sequence down into its component Contrast Interpret Solve elements). Diagram Investigate Survey Differentiate Order Discover Organize Applying Adapt Experiment Show Apply Illustrate Solve Calculate List Teach (Using strategies, Change Make Use concepts, principles and Compute Manipulate theories in new Demonstrate Practice situations). Dramatize Produce Draw Sequence Understanding Ask Observe Locate Calculate Recognize Convert Report (Understanding of given thinking Describe Research information). Discuss Retell Explain Review Give examples Summarize Identify Tell Lower-order tell name Know Remembering list Locate Label describe Choose List (Recall or recognition of relate Cite Listen specific information). locate Define write Describe find Give example state Group Planning Sheet.doc) Adapted from Denise Tarlington’s Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Planning Framework (Bloom’s
Level of Learning Action Verbs Higher-order thinking Creating (Putting together ideas or elements to develop an original idea or engage in creative thinking). Act Assemble Combine Compose Construct Create Design Develop Devise Formulate Generate Improve Infer Invent Imagine Plan Predict Prepare Revise Show Evaluating (Judging the value of ideas, materials and methods by developing and applying standards and criteria). Argue Assess Choose Compare Conclude Criticize Debate Decide Defend Determine Evaluate Justify Prioritize Rate Recommend Support Tell why Value Analyzing (Breaking information down into its component elements). Calculate Categorize Classify Compare Contrast Diagram Differentiate Discover Distinguish Examine Experiment Group Interpret Investigate Order Organize Question Relate Research Sequence Solve Survey Lower-order thinking Applying (Using strategies, concepts, principles and theories in new situations). Adapt Apply Calculate Change Compute Demonstrate Dramatize Draw Experiment Illustrate List Make Manipulate Practice Produce Sequence Show Solve Teach Use Understanding (Understanding of given information). Ask Calculate Convert Describe Discuss Explain Give examples Identify Observe Recognize Report Research Retell Review Summarize Tell Locate Remembering (Recall or recognition of specific information). tell list describe relate locate write find state name Locate Choose Cite Define Describe Give example Group Know Label List Listen Adapted from Denise Tarlington’s Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Planning Framework (Bloom’s Planning Sheet.doc)