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Bloom's Action Verbs

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Action Verbs

Knowledge

Bloom's Definition

Save prior learned information

Verbs

  • Arrange
  • Define
  • Describe
  • Duplicate
  • Identify
  • Label
  • Directory
  • Match
  • Memorize
  • Name
  • Order
  • Outline
  • Recognize
  • Relate
  • Recall
  • Retry
  • Reproduce
  • Select

Comprehension

Bloom's Definition

Demonstrate an understanding of the facts

Verbs

  • Classify
  • Convert
  • Defend
  • Describe
  • Discuss
  • Distinguish
  • Estimate
  • Explain
  • Express
  • Widen
  • Generalized
  • Give example(s)
  • Identify
  • Enter
  • Conclude
  • Locate
  • Restatement
  • Predict
  • ReWrite
  • Consider
  • Select
  • Summary
  • Translate

Application

Bloom's Definition

Apply knowledge to actual situations

Verbs

  • Apply
  • Change
  • Choose
  • Compute
  • Demonstrate
  • Discover
  • Dramatize
  • Employ
  • Illustrate
  • Design
  • Manipulate
  • Modify
  • Operate
  • Practice
  • Predict
  • Set
  • Erzeugung
  • Relate
  • Shows
  • Sketch
  • Solve
  • Use
  • Write

Analysis

Bloom's Definition

Break gloomy zwecke or craft on simpler parts both find evidence to support generalizations

Verb

  • Analyze
  • Valuation
  • Breakdown
  • Calculate
  • Categorize
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Criticize
  • Diagram
  • Discriminate
  • Discriminate
  • Distinguish
  • Examine
  • Experiment
  • Identity
  • Illustrated
  • Infer
  • Exemplar
  • Point Out
  • Question
  • Relate
  • Select
  • Separate
  • Subdivide
  • Test

Synthesize

Bloom's Definition

Compiled single ideas into a new whole or propose alternative find

Verbs

  • Arrange
  • Gather
  • Categorize
  • Collect
  • Combine
  • Comply
  • Compose
  • Construct
  • Create
  • Design
  • Develop
  • Devise
  • Explicate
  • Formulate
  • Cause
  • Plan
  • Prepare
  • Rearrange
  • Relate
  • Reorganiz
  • Revision
  • ReWrite
  • Set up
  • Summarize
  • Synthesize
  • Tel
  • Write

Evaluation

Bloom's Definition

Make also defend judgments based on internal evidence or remote choosing

Deeds

  • Appraise
  • Argue
  • Valuate
  • Attach
  • Choose
  • Compare
  • Conclude
  • Dissimilarity
  • Defend
  • Describe
  • Discern
  • Estimate
  • Evaluate
  • Explain
  • Judge
  • Justify
  • Interpret
  • Relate
  • Value
  • Choose
  • Summarize
  • Support
  • Rate