Bloom's Taxonomy

You have probably heard of Bloom's Taxonomy. In 1956, Benjamin Bloom developed a classification system (taxonomy) of learning behaviors (Instructional Design Central, 2022). Bloom's Taxonomy is a framework for categorizing educational goals and objectives. The taxonomy is used to classify educational objectives and activities into different levels of cognitive complexity and specificity.

Bloom identified six levels beginning with simple recall to the highest levels of creating/evaluating. Verbs are  associated with each level to demonstrate student learning and performance. These verbs are often the basis for writing student learning outcomes with the focus on what the student will do to demonstrate their learning in a measurable and observable way.