LOWER ORDER THINKING SKILLS

HIGHTER ORDER THINKING SKILLS

BLOOM'S TAXONOMY REFERENCE FOR PLANNING

STAGE
Create
Develop opinions, judgements,
or decisions.

Sythesis
Combine ideas to form a new
whole

Analysis
Break down a whole into
component parts

Application
Use of facts, rules and principle

Comprenhension
Organize and select facts and
ideas.
Knowledge:
Identify & recall information

ASK STUDENTS
Do you agree that ____? Explain.
What do you think about?
What is most important?
Prioritize ___ according to ____.
How would you decide about?
What criteria would you use to assess ___?
What would you predict/infer from ___?
What ideas can you add to _____?
How would you create/design a new?
What solutions would you suggest for ____?
What might happen if you combined ____ with
____?
What are the parts or features of ____ ?
Classify _____ according to ______?
Outline/diagram/web/map _______.
How does ______ compare/contrast with _____ ?
What evidence can you present for ______?
How is ____ an example of _ ?
How is _____ related to _______ ?
Why is _______ important?
Do you know of another instance where _______ ?
Could this have happened in _______?
Re-tell ______ in your own words.
What is the main idea of ________ ?
What differences exist between _______?
Can you write a brief outline?

ACTIVITIES
Appraise; choose; compare; conclude; decide;
defend; evaluate; give your opinion; judge; justify;
prioritize; rank; rate; select; support; value

Who ________ ?
What ________ ?
Where _________ ?
When __________?
How ___________?
Describe ___________?
What is _________?

define, fill in the blank, list, identify, label, locate,

match, memorize, name, recall, spell, state, tell,
underline

Change; combine; compose; construct; create;

design; find an unusual way; formulate; generate;
invent; originate; plan; predict; pretend; produce;
rearrange; reconstruct; reorganize; revise; suggest;
suppose; visualize; write
Analyze; contrast; categorize; classify; compare;
debate; deduct; determine the factors; diagram;
differentiate; dissect; distinguish; examine; infer;
specify.
Apply; demonstrate; give an example; show;
compute; determine; illustrate; solve; conclude; draw;
make; use; operate; find out; construct, etc.

Convert; interpret; restate; summarize; describe;

paraphrase; retell in your own words; trace; explain;
put in order; rewrite; translate