I. KNOWLEDGE (drawing out factual answers, testing recall and recognition) | ||||
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who | where | describe | which one | |
what | how | define | what is the best one | |
why | match | choose | how much | |
when | select | omit | what does it mean |
II. COMPREHENSION (translating, interpreting and extrapolating) | |||
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state in your own words | classify | which are facts | |
what does this mean | judge | is this the same as | |
give an example | infer | select the best definition | |
condense this paragraph | show | what would happen if | |
state in one word | indicate | explain what is happening | |
what part doesn't fit | tell | explain what is meant | |
what expectations are there | translate | read the graph, table | |
what are they saying | select | this represents | |
what seems to be | match | is it valid that | |
what seems likely | explain | show in a graph, table | |
which statements support | represent | demonstrate | |
what restrictions would you add |
III. APPLICATION (to situations that are new, unfamiliar or have a new slant for students) | ||
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predict what would happen if | explain | |
choose the best statements that apply | identify the results of | |
judge the effects | select | |
what would result | tell what would happen | |
tell how, when, where, why | tell how much change there would be |
IV. ANALYSIS (breaking down into parts, forms) | ||
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distinguish | what is the function of | |
identify | what's fact, opinion | |
what assumptions | what statement is relevant | |
what motive is there | related to, extraneous to, not applicable | |
what conclusions | what does author believe, assume | |
make a distinction | state the point of view of | |
what is the premise | state the point of view of | |
what ideas apply | what ideas justify conclusion | |
what's the relationship between | the least essential statements are | |
what's the main idea, theme | what inconsistencies, fallacies | |
what literary form is used | what persuasive technique | |
implicit in the statement is |
V. SYNTHESIS (combining elements into a pattern not clearly there before) | |||
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create | how would you test | make up | |
tell | propose an alternative | compose | |
make | solve the following | formulate | |
do | plan | how else would you | |
choose | design | state a rule | |
develop |
VI. EVALUATION (according to some set of criteria, and state why) | ||
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appraise | what fallacies, consistencies, inconsistencies appear | |
judge | which is more important, moral, better, logical, valid, appropriate | |
criticize | find the errors | |
defend | compare |
Updated: January 28, 2008 | Send Comments to: UTLC Web Support | |
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Author: John Maynard
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