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Cognitive Domain

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 Three Objective Domains
Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
 Concerning  Requiring  Concerning
information physical and abstract
or mental behaviors
knowledge, activities. (attitudes,
naming, feelings, and
solving, appreciations).
predicting,
and other
intellectual
aspects.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive
Domain

1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation

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 Knowledge
Remembering or retrieving previously learned
material.
Action verbs that relate to this function are:
 know  define  record
 identify  Recall  name
 relate  memorize  recognize
 list  repeat  acquire

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 Comprehension
The ability to grasp or construct meaning from
material.

Action verbs that relate to this function are:

 restate  identify  illustrate
 locate  discuss  interpret
 report  describe  draw
 recognize  discuss  represent
 explain  review  differentiate
 express  infer  conclude

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 Application
The ability to use learned material or to implement
material in new and concrete situations.

Action verbs that relate to this function are:

 apply  organize  practice
 relate  employ  calculate
 develop  restructure  show
 translate  interpret  exhibit
 use  demonstrate  dramatize
 operate  illustrate

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 Analysis
The ability to break down or distinguish the parts of
material into its components so that its
organizational structure may be better understood.
Action verbs that relate to this function are:
 analyze  differentiate  experiment
 compare  contrast  scrutinize
 probe  investigate  discover
 inquire  detect  inspect
 examine  survey  dissect
 contrast  classify  discriminate
 categorize  deduce  separate
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 Synthesis
The ability to put parts together to form a coherent
or unique new whole.
Action verbs that relate to this function are:
 compose  set up  collect
 produce  generalize  propose
 design  document  develop
 assemble  combine  arrange
 create  relate  construct
 prepare  tell  organize
 predict  plan  originate
 modify  invent  derive
 propose  formulate  write
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 Evaluation
The ability to judge, check, and even critique the
value of material for a given purpose.

Action verbs that relate to this function are:

 judge  argue  validate
 assess  decide  consider
 compare  choose  appraise
 evaluate  rate  value
 conclude  select  criticize
 measure  estimate  infer
 deduce
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