Higher-order thinking

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Below,
please provide an example of a task or activity for each level of Bloom’s
Taxonomy. I have provided some
examples for you.

Creating

(Putting
together ideas or elements to develop an original idea or engage in creative
thinking).

Designing

Constructing

Planning

Producing

Inventing

Devising

Making

Film

Story

Project

Plan

New
game

Song

Media
product

Advertisement

Painting

Instructor’s
Examples:

Create a webpage for your new online company.

Design a board game to be used as a study tool for your
classmates.

Your
Example:

Evaluating

(Judging
the value of ideas, materials and methods by developing and applying
standards and criteria).

Checking

Hypothesising

Critiquing

Experimenting

Judging

Testing

Detecting

Monitoring

Debate

Panel

Report

Evaluation

Investigation

Verdict

Conclusion

Persuasive
speech

Instructor’s
Examples:

Form
a hypothesis to test your theory of what would happen if you combine sulfur
and iodine.

Make
a judgment on whether Goldilocks is good or bad? Explain your answer.

Your Example:

Analyzing

(Breaking
information down into its component elements).

Comparing

Organising

Deconstructing

Attributing

Outlining

Structuring

Integrating

Survey

Database

Mobile

Abstract

Report

Graph

Spreadsheet

Checklist

Chart

Outline

Instructor’s
Examples:

Compare two types of earthquakes.

Dissect a crayfish and examine the body parts.

Your
Example:

Lower-order thinking

Applying

(Using
strategies, concepts, principles and theories in new situations).

Implementing

Carrying out

Using

Executing

Illustration

Simulation

Sculpture

Demonstration

Presentation

Interview

Performance

Diary

Journal

Instructor’s
Examples:

Illustrate
the key point of this article.

Present
the information from your department for your business meeting.

Your Example:

Understanding

(Understanding
of given information).

Interpreting

Exemplifying

Summarising

Inferring

Paraphrasing

Classifying

Comparing

Explaining

Recitation

Summary

Collection

Explanation

Show
and tell

Example

Quiz

List

Label

Outline

Instructor’s
Examples:

Explain the difference between an invertebrate with a
vertebrate.

Use a set of symbols and graphics to draw the water cycle.

Your Example:

Remembering

(Recall
or recognition of specific information).

Recognising

Listing

Describing

Identifying

Retrieving

Naming

Locating

Finding

Quiz

Definition

Fact

Worksheet

Test

Label

List

Workbook

Reproduction

Instructor’s
Examples:

Define each of these terms: encomienda, conquistador, gaucho

List
the 50 states and their capitals.

Your Example: