The Bloom/Banks Matrix provides instructional rigor. It is defined by critical thinking and problem-solving. Teachers use cognitive domains of Bloom's Taxonomy to determine a student's ability to recollect information (knowledge); understand/explain what was learned (comprehension); apply and use what was learned (application); form views, predict, and compare-contrast information (analysis); use what is taught and learned to develop new, original, and/or improved products (synthesis); study, judge/critique, and support what was taught and learned (evaluation).