Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels of Understanding Levels of understanding in Bloom’s Taxonomy, from most basic to most complex. Knowledge: recalling facts from memory Keywords: who, what, when, where, define, identify, state, select, recall Comprehension: understanding meaning Keywords: state in your own words, summarize, explain, paraphrase, classify, what is the meaning of, interpret, give an example of, what part doesn’t fit, which is the best explanation Application: using in new situations Keywords: apply, use, construct, demonstrate, predict, explain how, what would happen if, show that, find Analysis: breaking down into parts Keywords: break down, what ideas apply, compare, contrast, what is the relationship, what conclusions, decompose, what is the justification, what might cause Synthesis: constructing a new, integrated whole Keywords: create, compose, design, devise, develop, solve, formulate, prove, plan Evaluation: using judgment to make decisions Keywords: judge, optimize, what is the best, decide, appraise, critique, de- fend, evaluate, what is the most appropriate