Use Bloom’s Taxonomy as a source for writing behavioral objectives Taxonomy level Active verbs Examples of Products/related activities 1. Knowledge: the ability to recall or recognize content in a form virtually identical to the form in which it was presented Tell, Describe, Name, Recall, Choose, List, Define, Identify, Relate, State, Remember, Report, Recognize, Match, Memorize, Reproduce, Label ¨ Define a vocabulary word. ¨ Who, What, Where, When of . . . . ¨ Identify the main parts of . . . . ¨ Recall the names of five explorers of the New World. ¨ Memorize the capitals of the U.S. 2. Comprehension: the personal understanding of material or information; the ability to grasp the meaning of information. Show, Explain, Summarize, Find, Review, Interpret, Restate, Translate, Describe, Paraphrase, Change, Give the main idea, Give examples, Convert ¨ Write a summary of the story. ¨ Describe different kinds of bicycles. ¨ Explain the importance of knowing about? ¨ Review a magazine or newspaper article and tell the class about it. 3. Application: the ability to use learning in a new and unique situation without a prompt. Apply, Solve, Illustrate, Paint, Use, Put in order, Practice, Show, Draw, Solve, Employ, Demonstrate, Prepare, Report, Collect, Act out, Construct, Relate, Record ¨ Demonstrate an experiment for your science book. ¨ Make a model, puzzle, diorama, map, diagram, or picture of . . . . ¨ Construct a learning center. ¨ Sculpture, dramatize, paint, or sketch a scene from a favorite book or movie. 4. Analysis: the ability to break down material into its component parts and identify the relationship of the parts to each other and the whole. Compare/Contrast, Survey, Dissect, Outline, Classify, Investigate, Detect, Separate, Same/Different, Arrange, Distinguish, Categorize, Differentiate, Calculate, Research, Diagram, Subdivide 5. Synthesis: putting together the parts in order to create something that is new or different the learner. 6. Evaluation: the ability to ¨ Arrange members on a family tree. ¨ Design a diagram, graph, chart, questionnaire, or survey using information you have collected on a topic. ¨ Make a time line of a book or time period. ¨ Compare items listed in two Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes. Imagine, Create, Predict, ¨ Draw a cartoon. ¨ Make a recipe. Construct, Improve, ¨ Make a formula or solution for . . . Pretend, Invent, Organize, . Design, Suppose, What if, ¨ Compose a song. Compose, Plan, Modify, ¨ Create a TV/Radio show. Produce, Change, Forecast, ¨ Write a commercial. Hypothesize, Derive, Devise, ¨ Create a game. Reconstruct Judge, Debate, Solve, Verify, ¨ Form a panel and have a debate. ¨ Conduct a survey & report the arrive at a valid conclusion or make a judgment based upon criteria that the learner uses to justify the conclusion or judgment. Justify, Support, Select/Choose, Recommend, Decide, Appraise, Argue, Validate, Rate, Measure, Estimate, Evaluate, Assess, Criticize, Defend, Dispute results. ¨ Write an editorial for a newspaper. ¨ Assess a school/class procedure and make recommendations. ¨ Critique a movie, book, or play. ¨ Conduct a court trial. ¨ Write a self‐evaluation of your learning.