Bloom’sTaxonomyExampleOne-UniversityofNew.docVIP

Bloom’s Taxonomy Evaluation Making a judgment Example: Critiquing a short story or poem using an agreed upon definition of what constitutes a well written short story. Synthesis Creating something new by combining different ideas Example: Rewriting Goldilocks and the Three Bears from the perspective of the bears. Analysis Breaking down information into parts to see relationships and importance Example: Analyzing a short story or poem to find the theme. Application Using information in a new situation Example: Using knowledge of letter sounds to read. Comprehension Understanding facts or information Example: Knowing the sounds the letter a represents Knowledge Knowing facts or information Example: Knowing that the symbol a is the letter a.  Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Creating Generating multiple hypotheses based on given criteria. Designing a procedure to accomplish and new task. Inventing a product to accomplish a new task. Building a bridge out of popsicle sticks or toothpicks and glue according to a mathematically-based design which takes into account the strength of materials and design elements such as triangulation. Evaluating Identifying consistency, appropriateness, and effectiveness of principles and procedures. Critiquing the consistency, appropriateness, and effectiveness of principles and procedures based upon appropriate tests or criteria. Developing and applying a mathematically-based test of the strength of the toothpick/popsicle stick bridge design. Analyzing Distinguishing relevant/irrelevant or important/unimportant elements of material. Combining related elements or ideas into an organizational structure. Recognizing the intent in materials such as a story theme. Analyzing the strength of various bridge design options such as a bridge deck supported with either a triangulation or a ladder design. Applying Applying a procedure to a familiar task. Using a procedure to solve an unfamiliar but related task. Fin