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Bloom Taxonomy, put to work in school.

Discover Bloom Taxonomy, the educational framework created by Benjamin Bloom. Learn what is Bloom Taxonomy, understand every Bloom Taxonomy level, explore the Bloom Taxonomy theory, and see how the six levels of thinking help teachers create engaging, effective lessons that develop higher-order thinking skills.

THE LADDER

Create

Evaluate

Analyse

Apply

Understand

Remember

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What, where, why, and how of Bloom Taxonomy—learn what is Bloom Taxonomy, understand Bloom Taxonomy theory developed by Benjamin Bloom, explore every Bloom Taxonomy level, and discover how this powerful learning framework is applied in classrooms to improve teaching and learning.

What, where, why and how

What

Bloom's Taxonomy is a ladder of thinking, first published in 1956 and revised in 2001. It sorts learning into six levels, from recalling a fact to creating something new.

Where

In lesson planning, question design, assessments, rubrics, room posters, project briefs and feedback — anywhere a teacher decides what students should be able to do.

Why

Without it, most classroom questions sit at the bottom two levels. The taxonomy makes the gap visible and pushes lessons towards reasoning instead of repetition.

How

Pick the level your objective needs, write it with that level's verb, teach and assess at that same level. Core rule: never test 'evaluate' after only teaching 'remember'.

The result of using Bloom's Taxonomy

Deeper questions

Classroom talk shifts from recall to reasoning within a week.

Clearer objectives

Every lesson aim gets a verb a student can actually perform.

Fairer assessment

Rubrics match the level taught, so marks reflect thinking, not memory.

Better transfer

Learners apply ideas to unfamiliar problems and other subjects.

The six pillars, and how to apply them

Each pillar carries its own verbs. Write the objective with the verb, then teach and assess at the same height.

1

Remember

LIST, NAME, RECALL, DEFINE

Retrieve facts and basic concepts from memory; the floor everything else stands on.

2

Understand

EXPLAIN, SUMMARISE, CLASSIFY

Make meaning: say it in your own words, give an example, spell out the idea behind the fact.

3

Apply

USE, SOLVE, DEMONSTRATE

Take the idea into a new situation — a fresh problem, a real task, a different subject.

4

Analyse

COMPARE, ORGANISE, QUESTION

Break the whole into parts and see how they relate. Including what is missing.

5

Evaluate

JUDGE, CRITIQUE, DEFEND

Make a decision against criteria and give reasons that survive challenge.

6

Create

DESIGN, COMPOSE, INVENT

Put pieces together into something original: a plan, a product, an argument.

What teachers say

"I rewrote my unit questions using the six verbs. The same class that used to answer in one word now argues about evidence."

Anita Raghavan

Grade 7 Science teacher

"Our rubrics finally line up with what we teach. Moderation meetings got shorter and a lot less argumentative."

Daniel Ekpe

Head of Department

"The ladder gave me language for what my strongest lessons were already doing — and showed me where the weak ones stopped."

Meera Shah

Primary teacher

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