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Bloom’s taxonomy
Educational Goals can be classified using Bloom’s taxonomy (below), which categorizes student performance into six cognitive levels, organized from basic (“Knowledge”) to complex (“Evaluation”). The action verbs can be matched to each cognitive level and provide a helpful starting point for writing program level Educational Goals (see below).
Bloom’s taxonomy: Level of thinking and task complexity
Three domains of learning
Bloom’s taxonomy: Lower division Educational Goals
Action verbs for lower division courses; the white area captures action verbs typically associated with lower division courses.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Upper division Educational Goals
Action verbs for lower division courses; the white area captures action verbs typically associated with upper division courses.
Bloom’s taxonomy reference table
Could be used to design educational goals or assignment/exam questions.
Bloom’s taxonomy reference table, continued
Could be used to design educational goals or assignment/exam questions.
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