Cognitive Domain

What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework for categorizing educational learning objectives. It helps educators create meaningful learning experiences by classifying cognitive skills from basic recall to advanced creation.

Teachers and Instructional Designers can use the Cognitive Domain app to search for an action-verb to discover its cognitive domain. Install the app from the Apple App Store.

How to use Cognitive Domain
1. Enter a verb in the text box, e.g., analyze, evaluate, compose, devise, explain)
2. View the results such as “Devise” (verb), and you’ll see that domain is Create

What do I do if my verb is not found?
You can add your own custom verb. Click the Add Custom Verb button at the bottom. Then enter the verb and matching cognitive domain. Finally click the Add button to save.

Cognitive Domains based on Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Remember
Retrieve relevant knowledge from long-term memory. Recognizing and recalling information.

Understand
Construct meaning from instructional messages. Interpreting, exemplifying, and explaining concepts.

Apply
Carry out or use a procedure in a given situation. Executing and implementing learned material.

Analyze
Break material into parts and determine relationships. Differentiating, organizing, and attributing.

Evaluate
Make judgments based on criteria and standards. Checking and critiquing ideas or solutions.

Create
Put elements together to form a coherent whole. Generating, planning, and producing new work.