Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Learning

Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Learning

Bloom’s 1956 Taxonomy was revised in 2001 by Lorin W. Anderson and David R. Krathwohl. The above image represents this revised taxonomy.

Action Verbs for Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

The table below provides a list of recommended action verbs to use for writing measurable and specific learning objectives based on the level of learning that needs to be achieve by the learners.

Vague or “Fuzzy” Unmeasurable Verbs to Avoid:

Anderson, L.W. (Ed.), Krathwohl, D.R. (Ed.), Airasian, P.W., Cruikshank, K.A., Mayer, R.E., Pintrich, P.R., Raths, J., & Wittrock, M.C. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Complete edition). New York: Longman

Wilson, Leslie O. Anderson and Krathwohl – Understanding the New Version of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Originally published in ED 721 (2001) course handbook, and at: http://www4.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/curric/newtaxonomy.htm (2001, 2005), revised 2013.

Krathwohl, D. R. (2002) A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy. (PDF) in Theory into Practice. V 41. #4. Autumn, 2002. Ohio State University. Retrieved @ http://www.unco.edu/cetl/sir/stating_outcome/documents/Krathwohl.pdf