Taxonomy level

Active verbs

Examples of Products/related activities

1.      Knowledge: the ability to recall or recognize content in a form virtually identical to the form in which it was presented

Tell, Describe, Name, Recall, Choose, List, Define, Identify, Relate, State, Remember, Report, Recognize, Match, Memorize, Reproduce, Label

¨       Define a vocabulary word.

¨       Who, What, Where, When of  . . . .

¨       Identify the main parts of  . . . .

¨       Recall the names of five explorers of the New World.

¨       Memorize the capitals of the U.S.

2.      Comprehension: the personal understanding of material or information; the ability to grasp the meaning of information.

Show, Explain, Summarize, Find, Review, Interpret, Restate, Translate, Describe, Paraphrase, Change, Give the main idea, Give examples, Convert

¨       Write a summary of the story.

¨       Describe different kinds of bicycles.

¨       Explain the importance of knowing about?

¨       Review a magazine or newspaper article and tell the class about it.

3.      Application: the ability to use learning in a new and unique situation without a prompt.

Apply, Solve, Illustrate, Paint, Use, Put in order, Practice, Show, Draw, Solve, Employ, Demonstrate, Prepare, Report, Collect, Act out, Construct, Relate, Record

¨       Demonstrate an experiment for your science book.

¨       Make a model, puzzle, diorama, map, diagram, or picture of . . . .

¨       Construct a learning center.

¨       Sculpture, dramatize, paint, or sketch a scene from a favorite book or movie.

4.      Analysis: the ability to break down material into its component parts and identify the relationship of the parts to each other and the whole.

Compare/Contrast, Survey, Dissect, Outline, Classify, Investigate, Detect, Separate, Same/Different, Arrange, Distinguish, Categorize, Differentiate, Calculate, Research, Diagram, Subdivide

¨       Arrange members on a family tree.

¨       Design a diagram, graph, chart, questionnaire, or survey using information you have collected on a topic.

¨       Make a time line of a book or time period.

¨       Compare items listed in two Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes.

5.      Synthesis: putting together the parts in order to create something that is new or different the learner.

Imagine, Create, Predict, Construct, Improve, Pretend, Invent, Organize, Design, Suppose, What if, Compose, Plan, Modify, Produce, Change, Forecast, Hypothesize, Derive, Devise, Reconstruct

¨       Draw a cartoon.

¨       Make a recipe.

¨       Make a formula or solution for . . . .

¨       Compose a song.

¨       Create a TV/Radio show.

¨       Write a commercial.

¨       Create a game.

6.      Evaluation: the ability to arrive at a valid conclusion or make a judgment based upon criteria that the learner uses to justify the conclusion or judgment.

Judge, Debate, Solve, Verify, Justify, Support, Select/Choose, Recommend, Decide, Appraise, Argue, Validate, Rate, Measure, Estimate, Evaluate, Assess, Criticize, Defend, Dispute

¨       Form a panel and have a debate.

¨       Conduct a survey & report the results.

¨       Write an editorial for a newspaper.

¨       Assess a school/class procedure and make recommendations.

¨       Critique a movie, book, or play.

¨       Conduct a court trial.

¨       Write a self-evaluation of your learning.