1. Knowledge: remembering of previously learned material; recall (facts or whole theories); bringing to mind.
    • Terms: defines, describes, identifies, lists, matches, names.
  2. Comprehension: grasping the meaning of material; interpreting (explaining or summarizing); predicting outcome and effects (estimating future trends).
    • Terms: convert, defend, distinguish, estimate, explain, generalize, rewrite.
  3. Application: ability to use learned material in a new situation; apply rules, laws, methods, theories.
    • Terms: changes, computes, demonstrates, operates, shows, uses, solves.
  4. Analysis: breaking down into parts; understanding organization, clarifying, concluding.
    • Identify parts; See Related Order; Relationships; Clarify.
    • Terms: distinguish, diagrams, outlines, relates, breaks down, discriminates, subdivides.
  5. Synthesis: ability to put parts together to form a new whole; unique communication; set of abstract relations.
    • Terms: combines, complies, composes, creates, designs, rearranges.
  6. Evaluation: ability to judge value for purpose; base on criteria; support judgment with reason. (No guessing).
    • Terms: appraises, criticizes, compares, supports, concludes, discriminates, contrasts, summarizes, explains.