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Benjamin Bloom
  • Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy to categorise question levels.
  • The taxonomy provides a useful tool for teachers in schools.
  • These are the questions co-ordinators will expect to hear in lessons.
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Knowledge
  • 0bservation and recall of information.
  • Knowledge of dates, events & places.
  • Knowledge of a major idea.
  • Mastery of the subject matter.
  • Question Cues:
    list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc.
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Comprehension
  • Understanding the new information.
  • Grasp the inherent meaning.
  • Translate knowledge into a new context.
  • Interpret facts, compare & contrast.
  • Order, group & infer causes.
  • Predict consequences.
  • Question Cues:
    summarise, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend.
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Application
  • Use the information in learning.
  • Use the methods, concepts & theories in new learning situations.
  • Solve problems using the required skills or knowledge.
  • Questions Cues:
    apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover.
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Analysis
  • Seeing patterns in the learning.
  • Organisation of the parts to whole.
  • Recognition of hidden meanings.
  • Identification of the main components.
  • Question Cues:
    analyse, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer.
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Synthesis
  • Use old concepts to create new ones.
  • Generalise from the given facts.
  • Relate knowledge from several areas.
  • Predict & draw conclusions.
  • Question Cues:
    combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, what if?, compose, formulate, prepare, generalise, rewrite.
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Evaluation
  • Compare and discriminate between the ideas.
  • Assess the value of theories & presentations.
  • Make choices based on reasoned argument.
  • Verify the value of the evidence.
  • Recognise subjectivity.
  • Question Cues
    assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarise.