What is Bloom's Digital Taxonomy?
Learn how educators are reframing Bloom’s Taxonomy through the lens of educational technology, blended learning, BYOD, flipped classrooms, and other models. This updated version aims to expand upon the skills associated with each level as technology becomes a more engrained–and essential–part of learning.
Common Sense Education. (2016, July 12). What is Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/4y1BAqOnhMM
126 Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Verbs
Educators and course designers can use Bloom’s Taxonomy to help focus their curriculum and align their objectives with measurable activities and assessments. The list of verbs below is only a short sampling of action verbs that may help inspire measurable course objectives.
Definition
The first level of Bloom’s Taxonomy sets a solid foundation for your learners. This level is an entry point to more complex forms of learning. Objectives written at this level of the taxonomy will be most similar to asking learners to memorize or recall facts.
Sample “Remembering” Action Verbs
- Copying
- Defining
- Finding
- Locating
- Quoting
- Listening
- Googling
- Repeating
- Retrieving
- Outlining
- Highlighting
- Memorizing
- Networking
- Searching
- Identifying
- Selecting
- Tabulating
- Duplicating
- Matching
- Curating & Bookmarking
- Bullet-Pointing
Definition
The second level of Bloom’s Taxonomy asks students to explain ideas and concepts in their own words, discuss problems or ideas, or evaluate their completion of an activity in the “remembering” stage.
Sample “Understanding” Action Verbs
- Annotating
- Tweeting
- Associating
- Tagging (tagging your curriculum, for example)
- Summarizing
- Relating
- Categorizing
- Paraphrasing
- Predicting
- Comparing
- Contrasting
- Commenting
- Journaling
- Interpreting
- Grouping
- Inferring
- Estimating
- Extending
- Gathering
- Exemplifying
- Expressing
Definition
In this level of the Bloom’s Taxonomy, learners will apply what they’ve previously learned and apply it to a problem or scenario. The application stage can take place in both groups and individually. This stage is well suited for real-world application and workforce-relevant classroom experiences.
Sample “Applying” Action Verbs
- Acting
- Articulating
- Reenacting
- Loading
- Choosing
- Determining
- Displaying
- Revising Search Keywords
- Executing
- Examining
- Implementing
- Sketching
- Experimenting
- Hacking
- Interviewing
- Painting
- Preparing
- Playing
- Integrating
- Presenting
- Charting
Definition
In the analysis level of Bloom’s taxonomy, learners are approaching higher-order thinking and learning skills. Activities in this level will ask students to find the solution to a problem, identify fallacies in an argument, and use their critical thinking skills to understand how different concepts work together.
Sample “Analyzing” Action Verbs
- Calculating
- Categorizing (e.g., web content, search results, etc.)
- Breaking Down
- Correlating
- Deconstructing
- Strategic Hyperlinking
- Supporting (e.g., a cause)
- Mind-Mapping
- Organizing
- Appraising
- Advertising
- Dividing
- Deducing
- Distinguishing
- Illustrating
- Questioning
- Structuring
- Integrating
- Attributing
- Estimating
- Explaining
Definition
In this level of Bloom’s Taxonomy, students are asked to make educated judgments and identify the difference between facts, opinions, and inferences. These value judgments can be executed through activities such as the justification of a decision, an experiment, or the validation of data.
Sample “Evaluating” Action Verbs
- Arguing & Debating
- Validating
- Testing
- Scoring
- Assessing
- Criticizing
- Commenting
- Iterating or Pivoting (e.g., a startup or app)
- Defending
- Detecting
- Experimenting
- Grading
- Hypothesizing
- Judging
- Moderating
- Posting
- Predicting
- Rating
- Reflecting
- Reviewing (e.g., a service or platform)
- Editorializing
Definition
In the final level of Bloom’s Taxonomy, students can demonstrate full knowledge. They are able to apply, analyze, and evaluate in order to create something. Activities can range from detailed essays, to programming software, to roleplaying in a discussion board.
Sample “Creating” Action Verbs
- Blogging
- Building
- Animating
- Adapting
- Collaborating
- Composing
- Directing
- Devising
- Podcasting
- Wiki Building
- Writing
- Filming
- Programming
- Simulating
- Role-Playing
- Solving
- Remixing
- Facilitating
- Designing (a presentation, Prezi, or YouTube channel)
- Negotiating
- Leading
Adapted from 126 Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Verbs for Digital Learning
by TeachThought and TopHat’s Bloom’s Taxonomy: The Ultimate Guide.
