Bloom's Taxonomy

Higher order thinking taxonomy and typical objectives
Knowledge - Comprehension - Application - Analysis - Synthesis- Evaluation

Knowledge
- Identification and recall of information: tell who, what, when ,where, how; describe
- Sample verbs: state, describe, label, list, name

Comprehension
- Organization and selection of facts and ideas: retelling, restating in one's own terms knowledge learned earlier. retell, state the main idea

Application
- Use of facts, rules, principles: use example, relate, explain significance.

Analysis
- Separation of a whole into component parts: break down the features, classify, outline or diagram, compare/contrast, present evidence.

Synthesis
- Combination of ideas to form a new whole: predict/infer, add ideas to, create/design, combine, suggest solutions.

Evaluation
- Development of opinions, judgments, or decisions: agree/disagree, explain, prioritize, decide, assess.


According to Steve and Philip Cartwright in the textbook Media Based Training there are three types of learning or learning domains.

1. Cognitive thinking is associated with intellectual skills involving comprehension, analysis, problem solving, and evaluation. Cognitive learning is most closely related to the teaching of facts, figures, concepts, principles, and procedures.

2. Psychomotor learning is related to motor-skill development, muscular coordination, manipulation of materials, and objects.

3. Affective learning involves attitudes, values, opinions, and motivation.

Each type of learning requires a different strategy or activity. The strategy you select should be the most efficient way for the learner to achieve the desired learning objectives based on the type (or domain) of learning.

- Cognitive thinking and Verbal information
through naming, listing, and describing
students can only process a limited amount of material at one time
the application design must accommodate limitations of the human brain

- Psychomotor skills
through making, drawing, adjusting, assembling