Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. The taxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions, since professors will characteristically ask questions within particular levels, and if you can determine the levels of questions that will appear on your exams, you will be able to study using appropriate strategies.
Competence
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Skills Demonstrated
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| Knowledge |
- Observation and recall of information
- Question keywords:
list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where
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| Comprehension |
- Understanding information or making sense of ideas
- Question keywords:
summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend
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| Application |
- Applying knowledge or understanding in unfamiliar contexts
- Question keywords:
apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover
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| Analysis |
- Using methods or theories in unfamiliar situations to identify structures and patterns and to solve problems.
- Question keywords:
analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer
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| Synthesis |
- Combining ideas to make something new
- Question keywords:
combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, what if?, compose, formulate, prepare, generalize, rewrite
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| Evaluation |
- Discriminating between ideas and making judgments about value based on reasoned argument
- Question keywords:
assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarize
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* From Benjamin S. Bloom Taxonomy of educational objectives.
March 5th, 2010 - 16:49
Interesting
Nice blog Mahmoud
Goodluck
Nasser Al.Mutawaa
May 7th, 2010 - 05:12
Many thanks Nasser.