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Lesson Plan · EDUC 305

Bloom's Taxonomy — Revised (2001)

A framework for sequencing cognitive objectives.

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Anderson & Krathwohl revised Bloom's original taxonomy, replacing nouns with verbs and reordering the top two levels.

6. Create
5. Evaluate
4. Analyze
3. Apply
2. Understand
1. Remember

Lesson objectives should target multiple levels, not only remember.

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Bloom's Taxonomy — Mind Map

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Remember
list, recall
Understand
explain, summarize
Apply
use, implement
Analyze
compare, contrast
Evaluate
critique, judge
Create
design, plan
Takeaways
  • Write objectives using verbs from each level
  • Scaffold from Remember → Create
  • Assess higher-order skills, not only recall

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