Most of us have elements of more than one learning style. Think about your strongest style and your weakest style to identify how you learn. Work on the cognitive domain was completed in 1956 and is commonly referred to as Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain.
| Competence | Skills demonstrated | Question cues |
| 1. Knowledge |
Observation and recall of information
Knowledge of dates, events, places Knowledge of major ideas Mastery of subject matter |
list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc. |
| 2. Comprehension |
Understanding information
Grasp meaning Translate knowledge into new context Interpret facts, compare, contrast Order, group, infer causes Predict consequences |
summarise, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend |
| 3. Application |
Use information
Use methods, concepts, theories in new situations Solve problems using required skills or knowledge |
apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover |
| 4. Analysis |
Seeing patterns
Organisation of parts Recognition of hidden meanings |
analyse, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer |
| 5. Synthesis |
Use old ideas to create new ones
Generalise from given facts Relate knowledge from several areas Predict, draw conclusions |
combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, what if?, compose, formulate, prepare, generalise, rewrite |
| 6. Evaluation |
Compare and discriminate between ideas
Assess value of theories, presentations Make choices based on reasoned argument Verify value of evidence Recognise subjectivity |
assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarise |
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