Topic 4: Developing Goals and Objectives

Benjamin Bloom's 6 Major Categories in the Cognitive Domain

1. Knowledge

Recognizes and recalls facts and specifics.
Word's that reflect knowledge:

2. Comprehension

Interprets, translates, summarize or paraphrases information.
Words that reflect comprehension:

3. Application

Uses information in a situation different from original learning context.
Words that reflect application of knowledge:

4. Analysis

Separates whole into parts until relationship among elements is clear.
Words that reflect analysis:

5. Synthesis

Combines elements to form new entity from original ones.
Words that reflect synthesis:

6. Evaluation

Involves acts of decision making, judging or selecting based on criteria and rational.
Words that reflect evaluation: