Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy

It is clear that assessing students is one of the most difficult parts of being a teacher. Researchers have always tried to find the best way of doing so. Benjamin Bloom is one of them. He created a taxonomy to classify the different questions that occur during the teaching process. 


First of all, this is essential at the moment of structuring learning objectives. Therefore, Bloom's Taxonomy is lead to teachers and what they expect from students. With that being said,  it could be divided into different competences:

- Knowledge: it deals to the observation and recall of information.

• The most common verbs are: list, define, tell, describe, identify.

- Comprehension: it refers to the information understanding.

• The most common verbs are: summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict.

- Application: this refers to the use of information.

• The most common verbs are: apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate.

- Analysis: identification of components is the aim here.

• The most common verbs are: analyze, separate, order, explain, connect.

- Synthesis: it includes use old ideas to create new ones.

• The most common verbs are: combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute.

- Evaluation: it assesses value of theories and presentations.

• The most common verbs are: assess, decide, rank, grade, test.

For further information, you can check the following sources:

Bloom, B. S., & Krathwohl, D. R. (1966). Taxonomy of educational objectives. Handbook I: Cognitive domain.

Forehand, M. (2010). Bloom’s taxonomy. Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology, 41-47.