Editing Bloom's taxonomy (section)

=== Cognitive (knowledge-based) ===
[[File:BloomsTaxonomy.png|thumb|upright=0.75|Bloom's taxonomy, prior to 2001]]
In the 1956 original version of the taxonomy, the cognitive domain is divided into six levels of objectives.<ref name="Hoy 2007">{{Cite book |last=Hoy |first=Anita Woolfolk |date=2007 |title=Educational psychology |edition=10th |location=Boston |publisher=Pearson/Allyn and Bacon |pages=530–531, 545 |isbn=978-0205459469 |oclc=68694368}}</ref> In the 2001 revised edition of Bloom's taxonomy, the levels were renamed and reordered: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Patricia|title=Bloom's Taxonomy|url=https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/|website=Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching|publisher=[[Vanderbilt University]]|access-date=29 June 2016|date=2010-06-10}}</ref>

* Knowledge: Recognizing or recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, or answers without necessarily understanding their meaning.
* Comprehension: Demonstrating an understanding of facts and ideas by organizing and summarizing information.
* Application: Using acquired knowledge to solve problems in new or unfamiliar situations.
* Analysis: Breaking down information into parts to understand relationships, motives, or causes.
* Synthesis: Building a new whole by combining elements or creating new meaning.
* Evaluation: Making judgments about information, based on set criteria or standards.