Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised edition)

Benjamin Bloom & collaborators created a framework for categorizing education goals. The framework consists of six major categories that refer to the cognitive skills and abilities that support instruction design and student learning. The hierarchical order of categories is Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

The original framework was revised in 2001 (See image), and while the concept and foundation remained the same, synthesis was removed, create was added, and other levels had name changes.  Bloom’s taxonomy framework can be used to create assessments, increase the rigor of lessons/assessments, evaluate evaluations, and help guide the creation of your course design.