BLOOM'S TAXONOMY AND CLIL

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HAPPY THURSDAY!!!

Are you familiar with Bloom's Taxonomy? Today I would like to deal with Bloom's Taxonomy and the verbs you should use in the different thinking levels to help your students go from low thinking levels to high thinking levels.

Bloom's taxonomy was created by Benjamin Bloom in 1956. Bloom's taxonomy is a hierarchical classification of the different thinking levels. Bloom's taxonomy should be applied when creating unit objectives. 

The first Bloom's taxonomy had the following thinking levels (from low to high thinking levels):

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Creating

In 2001, Bloom's Taxonomy was revised by Lorin Anderson and David Krathwhol. It is a taxonomy for learning, teaching and evaluating. In the revised Bloom's Taxonomy, Synthesis was changed by Evaluating.

Bloom's taxonomy

Let's have a look at each thinking level:

REMEMBERING. It refers to recalling facts and basic concepts. Verbs for this level are: copy, define, find, locate, recite, state, repeat, recognise, outline, list, memorise, describe, identify, select...

UNDERSTANDING. It refers to explaining ideas and concepts. Verbs for this level are: match, express, paraphrase, rewrite, give examples, distinguish, summarise, defend, interralate, extend, illustrate...

APPLYNG. It means using information in new situations. Verbs for this level are: organise, generalise, dramatise, prepare, produce, choose, sketch, apply, solve, show...

ANALYSING. This is drawing connections between ideas. Verbs for this level are: compare, analyse, classify, point out, distinguish, categorise, infer, select, subdivide, survey, prioritise...

EVALUATING. It refers to justifying a stand or decision. Verbs for this level are: appraise, argue, defend, judge, support, critique, consider, evaluate...

CREATING. This thinking level means producing new or original work. Verbs for this level are: design, assemble, construct, conjecture, develop, formulate, author, investigate...


When planning your lessons/units/projects is very important that you define the objectives bearing in mind Bloom's Taxonomy, so that your students go a bit further in their learning process. Plus, students will be able to learn in a more active way and becoming responsible of their learning process.

I suggest having Bloom's taxonomy in a visible place when you are planning.

Do you use Bloom's taxonomy to plan your units?

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