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Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy Revised

Action Words for Bloom's Taxonomy

This a sample of 176 unique words identified for a level of Bloom's by 4 or more lists in a sample of 30 published lists (f =number of lists that nominate the word for a level of Bloom).

The chart was published by Stanny, C. J. (2016). Reevaluating Bloom's Taxonomy: What Measurable Verbs Can and Cannont Say about Student Learning. Education Sciences, 6 (4), 37; doi:10.3390/educsci6040037

This article is an open access article under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license.

**Memorize and Recognize are not measurable verbs.

Highly ranked words ranged from 17 - 30

Knowledge (Remember)	ƒ	Understand	ƒ	Apply	ƒ	Analyze	ƒ	Evaluate	ƒ	Create	ƒ
arrange	6	articulate	4	act	19	analyze	24	appraise	22	arrange	22
choose	4	associate	4	adapt	4	appraise	11	argue	12	assemble	14
cite	17	characterize	4	apply	22	break	8	arrange	5	categorize	7
copy	4	cite	4	back/back up	5	break down	7	assess	17	choose	7
define	21	clarify	5	calculate	10	Calculate	9	attach	4	collect	9
describe	14	classify	18	change	9	categorize	19	choose	10	combine	14
draw	5	compare	11	choose	11	classify	10	compare	18	compile	7
duplicate	7	contrast	7	classify	6	compare	24	conclude	13	compose	7
identify	20	convert	13	complete	5	conclude	6	contrast	8	construct	29
indicate	4	defend	12	compute	10	contrast	19	core	6	create	19
label	21	demonstrate	6	construct	13	correlate	5	counsel	4	design	24
list	27	describe	22	demonstrate	20	criticize	11	create	4	develop	18
locate	10	differentiate	8	develop	4	debate	8	criticize	11	devise	13
match	14	discuss	21	discover	8	deduce	6	critique	14	estimate	5
memorize	10	distinguish	12	dramatize	16	detect	7	decide	4	evaluate	4
name	22	estimate	11	employ	16	diagnose	4	defend	15	explain	8
order	5	explain	28	experiment	6	diagram	12	describe	4	facilitate	4
outline	11	express	17	explain	5	differentiate	20	design	4	formulate	18
quote	7	extend	11	generalize	5	discover	4	determine	6	generalize	7
read	4	extrapolate	5	identify	4	discriminate	11	discriminate	9	generate	7
recall	24	generalize	11	illustrate	18	dissect	6	estimate	15	hypothesize	8
recite	12	give	4	implement	4	distinguish	21	evaluate	16	improve	5
recognize	14	give examples	8	interpret	15	divide	12	explain	9	integrate	4
record	13	identify	14	interview	6	evaluate	4	grade	4	invent	10
relate	11	illustrate	9	manipulate	10	examine	18	invent	8	make	6
repeat	20	indicate	8	modify	12	experiment	9	judge	25	manage	8
reproduce	11	infer	15	operate	17	figure	4	manage	15	modify	10
review	4	interpolate	5	organize	4	group	4	mediate	9	organize	21
select	16	interpret	17	paint	4	identify	7	prepare	12	originate	9
state	23	locate	10	practice	15	illustrate	8	probe	4	plan	21
tabulate	4	match	7	predict	15	infer	14	rate	5	predict	8
tell	4	observe	5	prepare	11	inspect	8	rearrange	19	prepare	12
underline	7	organize	5	produce	13	inventory	9	reconcile	12	produce	13
write	5	paraphrase	22	relate	12	investigate	7	release	6	propose	9
		predict	12	schedule	11	order	5	rewrite	4	rate	21
		recognize	11	select	4	organize	6	select	5	rearrange	8
		relate	7	show	13	outline	10	set up	15	reconstruct	9
		report	10	simulate	5	point out	12	supervise	9	relate	8
		represent	4	sketch	17	predict	4	synthesize	16	reorganize	9
		restate	15	solve	19	prioritize	4	test	8	revise	12
		review	15	translate	5	question	12	value	7	rewrite	7
		rewrite	12	use	25	relate	17	verify	9	role-play	4
		select	7	utilize	4	select	12	weigh	5	set up	9
		summarize	20	write	5	separate	10			specify	5
		tell	7			solve	8			summarize	7
		translate	21			subdivide	10			synthesize	4
						survey	7			tell/tell why	5
						test	4			write	17

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Articles

A revision of Bloom's taxonomy: An overview (opens in a new window), by David R. Krathwohl (2002)
- Article via NCLive
Untangling Web 2.0: Charting Web 2.0 Tools, the NCSS Guidelines for Effective Use of Technology, and Bloom's Taxonomy (opens in a new window), by Mark Diacopoulos (2015)
- Article via NCLive

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy & the Communication Spectrum (c) Andrew Church CC BY SA

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and the Communication Spectrum. In Human History, we have seen many different ages, the dark ages, the middle ages, and more recently the space and information ages. We live in a time that might best be described as the communication ages. We are always connected, always available and constantly communicating and collaborating across a spectrum of activities with increasing levels of complexity and creativity.

The six levels of the Bloom's Revised Taxonomy consists of Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create. Digital Communication resides in the following six levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and the Communication Spectrum
Creating	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank
Evaluating	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	reviewing	replying
Analyzing	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	commenting	reviewing	replying
Applying	blank	blank	Chatting	Microblogging/tweeting	emailing	contributing	commenting	reviewing	replying
Understanding	Texting	Instant Messaging	Chatting	Microbloggin/tweeting	emailing	contributing	commenting	blank	blank
Remembering	Texting	Instant Messaging	Chatting	Microblogging/tweeting	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and the Communication Spectrum
Creating	blank	debating	posting/blogging	presenting	performing	negotiating	collaborating
Evaluating	moderating	debating	posting/blogging	presenting	performing	negotiating	collaborating
Analyzing	moderating	debating	posting/blogging	presenting	performing	negotiating	collaborating
Applying	blank	blank	posting/blogging	presenting	performing	blank	blank
Understanding	blank	blank	posting/blogging	blank	blank	blank	blank
Remembering	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank

Watch Out!

Keep a Watchful Eye out for Verbs that are Not Measurable!!

Verbs	Verbs
Appreciate	Believe
Listen	Realize
Recognize	Comprehend
Know	See
Memorize	Think
Experience	Perceive
Understand	Feel
Explore	Familiarize
Learn	Hear

Watchful Eye on His Sheep Grazing Healthy Grasslands South Central South Dakota (c) Seth School, White River, SD CC BY SA 2.0 (opens in a new window) No changes were made to the image.