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    The document discusses Blooms Cognitive Taxonomy and provides examples of question frames for each level of the taxonomy: 1) Knowledge, Comprehension, Application levels involve recalling, understanding, and applying information. Sample questions ask about definitions, reasons, examples, and relationships. 2) Analysis level involves identifying patterns and relationships within a system. Sample questions classify and outline information. 3) Synthesis level involves creating new ideas by combining existing ones. Sample questions ask about inferences, additions to ideas, and creative works. 4) Evaluation level uses evidence and reasoning to judge proposals. Sample questions ask about agreement, decisions, and priorities.

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    Writing test items using Blooms Cognitive Taxonomy

    Knowledge

    Recognizing and recalling information, including dates, events, persons, places; terms, definitions; facts,
    principles, theories; methods and procedures

    Sample Question Frames

    Who invented the…?

    What is meant by…?

    Where is the…?

    Comprehension

    Understanding the meaning of information, including restating (in own words); translating from one
    form to another; or interpreting, explaining, and summarizing.

    Sample Question Frames

    Restate in your own words…?

    Convert fractions into…?

    List three reasons for…?

    Application

    Applying general rules, methods, or principles to a new situation, including classifying something as a
    specific example of a general principle or using a formula to solve a problem.

    Sample Question Frames

    How is...an example of... ?

    How is...related to... ?

    Why is...significant?

    Analysis

    Identifying the organization and patterns within a system by identifying its component parts and the
    relationships among the components.

    Sample Question Frames

    What are the parts of... ?

    Classify ...according to...

    Outline/diagram...
    Synthesis

    Discovering/creating new connections, generalizations, patterns, or perspectives; combining ideas to


    form a new whole.

    Sample Question Frames

    What would you infer from... ?

    What ideas can you add to... ?

    How would you create a... ?

    Evaluation

    Using evidence and reasoned argument to judge how well a proposal would accomplish a particular
    purpose; resolving controversies or differences of opinion.

    Sample Question Frames

    Do you agree…?

    How would you decide about... ?

    What priority would you give... ?


    References
    Davis, Barbara G. "Quizzes, Tests, and Exams," Tools for Teachers, Jossey-Bass (1999)
    http://uga.berkeley.edu/sled/bdg/quizzes.html

    "Designing Test Questions," Walker Teaching Resource Center, The University of Tennessee
    at Chattanooga http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/test-questions.html

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