High Level Thinking Processes

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High Level Thinking Processes
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Revised edition of Bloom's taxonomy

• Comprehension is now Understand
• Synthesis is now Create
• Knowledge is now called Remember
• Synthesis higher than Evaluation

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(Synthesis)
(Comprehension)
(Knowledge)
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There are six levels in the taxonomy, moving
through the lowest order processes to the highest

• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation

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• Knowledge
• Define
• Describe
• Identify
• Memorize
• Label

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• Comprehension
• Explain
• Illustrate
• Compare
• Summarize
• Matching

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• Application
• Model
• Report
• Produce
• Make
• Apply

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• Analysis
• Analyze
• Distinguish
• Infer/Predict
• Contrast
• Differentiate

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• Synthesis
• Design/Invent
• Hypothesize
• Formulate
• Role-play
• Develop

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• Evaluation
• Critique
• Judge
• Recommend
• Assess
• Evaluate
• http//www.edselect.com/Docs/wheel.pdf

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What Blooms Level Is this Activity? Elementary
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Blooms Level

• Knowledge Define, Describe, Identify, Memorize,
  Label
• Comprehension Explain, Illustrate, Compare,
  Summarize, Matching
• Application Model, Report, Produce, Make, Apply
• Analysis Analyze, Distinguish, Infer/Predict,
• Contrast, Differentiate
• Synthesis - Design/Invent, Hypothesize,
  Formulate,
• Role-play, Develop
• Evaluation Critique, Judge, Recommend, Assess,
  Evaluate

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Blooms Level

• Knowledge Define, Describe, Identify, Memorize,
  Label
• Comprehension Explain, Illustrate, Compare,
  Summarize, Matching
• Application Model, Report, Produce, Make, Apply
• Analysis Analyze, Distinguish, Infer/Predict,
• Contrast, Differentiate
• Synthesis - Design/Invent, Hypothesize,
  Formulate,
• Role-play, Develop
• Evaluation Critique, Judge, Recommend, Assess,
  Evaluate

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(Synthesis)
(Comprehension)
(Knowledge)