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Bloom's Six Levels of Intellectual Skill Building -- Chart

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Bloom's Six Levels of Intellectual Skill Building--chart

This chart is adapted with permission from "The Six Levels of Intellectual Skill Building," by Benjamin Bloom (Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Book I: Cognitive Domain,White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers USA, copyright 1956, renewed 1984).

Intellectual Skill-building Levels Summary of what this level involves Success at this level means…
The student can do these behaviors: The student can answer (or ask) these questions:
Knowledge The student can recall facts and information.
  • Recall who, what, when, where
  • Identify
  • Arrange in sequential order
  • List
  • Describe
  • What is the main idea?
  • How are these different?
  • How are they alike?
Comprehension The student understands what has been taught.
  • Interpret
  • Answer why
  • Explain
  • Predict
  • Describe
  • Draw
  • Infer
  • Substitute
  • Summarize
  • What is the main idea?
  • How are these different?
  • How are they alike?
Application The student uses what has been learned and applies it to self or to something new.
  • Classify
  • Transfer an event or character
  • Personalize Extend
  • Illustrate
  • Demonstrate
  • Reason: "If…then…"
  • Has this happened to me?
  • What would I do?
Analysis The student breaks down what has been learned into smaller parts and examines it.
  • Distinguish reality from fantasy (Could this happen?)
  • Compare/contrast
  • Differentiate fact from opinion
  • Outline
  • Diagram
  • Categorize
  • Organize
  • Structure
  • What can we conclude?
  • What evidence can you find to support this?
Synthesis The student creates something new and original from what has been learned.
  • Plan
  • Create
  • Write
  • Design
  • Pretend
  • Compose
  • Visualize
  • Solve
  • Embellish
  • How can we solve?
  • What will happen?
  • What can you predict would happen?
  • How can we improve this?
Evaluation The student makes a judgment and supports it.
  • Decide: Was it right? How do I feel?
  • Appraise
  • Make a recommendation
  • Judge
  • Argue
  • Debate
  • Defend
  • Weigh
  • Discuss
  • Assess
  • Measure
  • Conclude
  • Do you believe this was the best way to do this? Why?
  • Can you think of a better way?
  • What is your opinion? Why?
  • Would it be better, if…? Why?

 
 

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