Overview

Overview of Cognitive Domain Questioning Strategies
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Cognitive Domain Additional Information	Definition See Also Skills Demonstrated	Sample Verbs See Also Verbs	Subjects And Action Terms
Knowledge	Being able to remember facts, contents, material and factual statements of concepts, generalizations and principles.	choose, define, describe, identify, label, list, locate, match, memorize, name, outline,recall, recite, recognize, record, relate, repeat, select, state	Books, Events, People, Recordings, Radio, Newspapers, Magazine Articles, Television Shows, Text Readings, Films, A Play, Filmstrip Vocabulary, Definitions, Facts, Processes, Terms, Names, Examples, Rules, Trends.Causes, Criteria, Principles, Concepts, Generalizations
Comprehension Top of Page	Being able to restate, translate concepts, generalizations, principles, and identify related rational processes in one's own terms: demonstration of understanding of facts and factual statements.	change, compare, convert, defend, describe, discuss, distinguish, explain, express, extend, generalize,give examples, identify, illustrate, infer, interpret, locate, match, paraphrase, predict, relate, report, restate,review, rewrite, show, substitute, summarize, tell, transform, translate	Story, Speech, Statement, Tape Recording, Photograph, Cartoon, Diagram, Drama, Graph, Skit, Model, Comparison Of Like Or Unlike Items, Conclusion Or Implication Based On Data,Summary, Analogy, Causal Relationships, Outline, Poem
Application Top of Page	Using concepts, principles, generalizations, and rational processes to make sense of new but related problems, issues or situations.	applies, changes, chooses, classify, converts, demonstrates, determines, discovers, employs,explains, illustrates, infers, interprets, manipulates, modifies,operates, practices, predicts, prepares, produces, relates, schetches, shows, solves,teaches, translates, treats,uses, utilizes	Diagram, Sculpture, Photograph, Illustration, A Map, A List, A Drama, A Painting, A Solution, Forecast, A Project, A Question, A Paper Which Follows An Outline, A Meeting, Shifting Smoothly From One Gear Into Another, Demonstration, Experiment Conclusions, Concepts, Generalizations, Processes, Procedures, Laws, Principles
Analysis Top of Page	Breaking down a problem, issue or situation into its component parts to identify relationships, causes and effects, organizational structure and make inferences about the same and the implications thereof.	analyze, appraise, arrange,calculate, categorize, classify, compare, criticize, debate, deduce, diagram, differentiate, discover meaning, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, identify elements, identify relationships, infer, inspect, interrelate, organize principles, reduce, select, separate, solve, subdivide, survey, test	Questionnaire, Parts of a Propaganda Statement Identified, A Syllogism Broken Down, A Word Defined, An Argument Broken Down, Report, Graph, Survey, A Conclusion Checked, Science Fair Project, A Drawing, Cartoon Elements, Conclusions, Relationships, Patterns, Values,Point -of -View, Organization, Relevancy, Cause- Effect, Assumptions, Ideas, Biases, Structure
Synthesis Top of Page	Pulling together facts, principles, concepts, generalizations, and the processes below to form a new whole or unique solution to a problem, issue, or situation.	arrange, assemble, categorize, combine, compile, compose, construct, create, design, develop, devise, formulate, generate, incorporate, integrate, invent,make up, model, modify,organize, plan,prepare, propose,reconstruct, revise, role-play, set-up,solve, speculate, summarize, unite	Article,Game, Experiment, Invention, Song, Book,Machine, Report, Set of Rules, Standards, Formulation of a Hypothesis or Question, Play, Speculate On or Plan Alternative, Courses of Action, Speech, Letter, Sculpture Stucture, Pattern, Products, Plans, Models, Operations, Solutions, Communication, Concepts, Relationships, Hypothesis, Generalizations
Evaluation Top of Page	Making judgments about problems, issues,or situations using defined criteria and rational processes, including the processes below.	appraise, assess, choose,compare, conclude, consider, critique, decide, deduce,defend, discriminate, estimate, evaluate, infer, interpret, judge, justify, measure, predict, rate, recommend, relate,resolve, score, summarize, support, weigh	Conclusion, Self-evaluation, Recommendation, Group Discussion, Court Trial, Survey, Evaluation, A Standard Compared, A Standard Established, Valuing, Speech, Editorial, Book Review, A Drawing Accuracy, Reliability, Alternatives, Courses Of Action, Theories, Generalizations, Ends, Means