Which sequence represents the traditional levels of Bloom's taxonomy?

Which sequence represents the traditional levels of Bloom's taxonomy?

• A. Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
• B. Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create
• C. Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation, Application
• D. Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation

Answer: (D)

The sequence tests how Bloom’s taxonomy was traditionally ordered to represent increasing cognitive demand. In the classic six-level model from 1956, learning objectives move from basic recall to higher-order thinking: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation. Knowledge is about remembering facts; comprehension is understanding meaning; application involves using information in new situations; analysis means breaking information into parts and examining relationships; synthesis is combining parts to form something new; and evaluation is judging value or effectiveness based on criteria. This ordering—knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation—embodies the traditional progression, and that’s why this sequence is the correct one. (Note: a later revision uses Remember/Understand/Apply/Analyze/Evaluate/Create with renamed levels, but this question asks for the traditional order.)

The sequence tests how Bloom’s taxonomy was traditionally ordered to represent increasing cognitive demand. In the classic six-level model from 1956, learning objectives move from basic recall to higher-order thinking: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation. Knowledge is about remembering facts; comprehension is understanding meaning; application involves using information in new situations; analysis means breaking information into parts and examining relationships; synthesis is combining parts to form something new; and evaluation is judging value or effectiveness based on criteria. This ordering—knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation—embodies the traditional progression, and that’s why this sequence is the correct one. (Note: a later revision uses Remember/Understand/Apply/Analyze/Evaluate/Create with renamed levels, but this question asks for the traditional order.)