Bloom’s Hierarchy

Assignment: Incorporate questions as transitional elements in your paragraphs.

You do not need to cover all the tiers, nor cover them equally, nor in order. But simply, notice if the progress of your inquiry is getting stuck in one of the lower levels, and make an effort to get unstuck, using the vocabulary and templates below for guidance.

Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, state

Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate

·        Can you write in your own words...?

·        What was the main idea...?

·        Can you provide a definition for...?

Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write

Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test

How was this similar to...?

Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write

·        Can you see a possible solution to...?

·        What would happen if...?

·        Can you develop a proposal which would...

Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate

·        How effective are...?

·        Is there a better solution to...?

·        How would you have handled...?
What changes to ... would you recommend?