PBET 4103 Taxonomies The Cognitive Domain Blooms Taxonomy

PBET 4103 Taxonomies

The Cognitive Domain (Bloom’s Taxonomy) � Knowledge: The student can recall, define, recognize, or identify specific information presented during instruction. The information may be in the form of a fact, a rule, a diagram, a sound, etc. � Comprehension: The student can demonstrate understanding of information by translating it into a different form or by recognizing it in translated form. This can be through giving a definition in his or her own words, summarizing, giving an original example, recognizing an example, etc.

The Cognitive Domain (Bloom’s Taxonomy) � Application: The student can apply the information in performing concrete actions. These actions may involve figuring, writing, reading, handling equipment, etc. � Analysis: The student can recognize the organization and structure of the body information, break this information down into its constituent parts, and specify the relationships between these parts.

The Cognitive Domain (Bloom’s Taxonomy) � Synthesis: The student can bring to bear information from various sources to create a product uniquely his or her own. The product can take a variety of forms: written, oral, pictorial, etc. � Evaluation: The student can apply a standard in making a judgment on the worth of something: essay, a concerto, an action, an architectural design, etc.