Bloom's Taxonomy

These are "generic" unit outcomes statements which you can use to give yourself a jump-start in writing the outcome statements for your unit.  For additional examples and ideas, please see the online Sample Units which use this format.  Notice that the VERBS in each statement are always in the upper 3 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

1.  Find real life problems, determine and justify best possible solutions and their implications in order to then make recommendations.

2.  Analyze, interpret and evaluate ___________________________, then create and perform/produce _____________________.

3.  Teach others significant competencies that you possess.

4.  Analyze past, present and probable future conditions in order to effect beneficial changes.

5.  Analyze the past in order to make predictions and recommendations for the future.

6.  Analyze relationships and interactions to draw conclusions - then make and defend predictions and recommendations.  (defending and recommending)

7.  Discover commonalities, differences and connections of human experiences, predict their implications for the future and make recommendations. (compare and contrasting, predicting and recommending).

8.  Create and defend a depiction of significant concepts and their relationships including real life examples. (identifying significant concepts and relationships)

9.  Analyze past and present conditions, problems, solutions and their consequences in order to then make justified recommendations with their predicted consequences.

10.  Analyze the effects of the advantages and disadvantages of _____________________ in order to make predictions and recommendations with respect to the past, present and future.

11.  Create and function effectively in a real life scenario representing a particular culture in order to draw conclusions and make recommendations regarding multicultural interaction.

 

Adapted from the work of Dr. Bill Spady and Dr. Kit Marshall of the High Success Program in Colorado.