Level 1, Remembering, is the most basic, requiring the least amount of cognitive
rigour. This is about students recalling key information, for example, the meaning of
a word.
Arrange Define Describe List Match Name
Level 2, Understanding, is to do with students demonstrating an understanding of
the facts remembered. At this level, the student who recalls the definition of a
word, for example, would also be able to show understanding of the word by using it
in the context of different sentences.
Classify Discuss Explain Identify
Level 3, Applying, is concerned with how students can take their knowledge and
understanding, applying it to different situations. This usually involves students
answering questions or solving problems.
Apply Calculate Demonstrate Interpret
Level 4, Analysing, is about students being able to draw connections between
ideas, thinking critically, to break down information into the sum of its parts.
Analyse Appraise Compare Contrast Distinguish
Level 5, Evaluating, is reached when students can make accurate assessments or
judgements about different concepts. Students can make inferences, find effective
solutions to problems and justify conclusions, while drawing on their knowledge and
understanding.
Argue Assess Critique Defend Ev
Level 6, Creating, is the ultimate aim of students’ learning journey. At this final
level of Bloom’s taxonomy, students demonstrate what they have learnt by creating
something new, either tangible or conceptual. This might include, for example,
writing a report, creating a computer program, or revising a process to improve its
results.
Compose Construct Create Devise Generate
The 6 Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
1. The first level is to Remember.
Example activities at the Remembering level: memorize a poem, recall state
capitals, remember math formulas
2. The second level is to Understand.
Example activities at the Understanding level: organize the animal kingdom based
on a given framework, illustrate the difference between a rectangle and a square,
summarize the plot of a simple story
3. The third level is to Apply.
Example activities at the Application level: use a formula to solve a problem,
select a design to meet a purpose, reconstruct the passage of a new law through a
given government/system
4. The fourth level is to Analyze.
Example activities at the Analysis level: identify the ‘parts of’ democracy, explain
how the steps of the scientific process work together, identify why a machine isn’t
working
5. The fifth level is to Evaluate.
Example activities at the Evaluation level: make a judgment regarding an ethical
dilemma, interpret the significance of a given law of physics, illustrate the relative
value of technological innovation in a specific setting—a tool that helps recover
topsoil farming, for example.
6. The sixth and highest level is to Create.
Example activities at the Creation level: design a new solution to an ‘old’ problem
that honors/acknowledges the previous failures, delete the least useful arguments
in a persuasive essay, write a poem based on a given theme and tone
Bloom’s Taxonomy comprises three learning domains: cognitive, affective, and
psychomotor. Within each domain, learning can take place at a number of levels
ranging from simple to complex.
