Six levels
diagramRemember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create. Most workplace training over-uses the bottom two.
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Day 6 / 60Week 1 · Introduction to Instructional DesignLesson
Bloom's Taxonomy
Learning goal
Choose the right cognitive level for a task and pick matching verbs.
Estimated time
25 minutes · self-paced
Warm-up
Is 'understand the policy' something you can observe?
Main lesson
Verbs are commitments
The verb you pick determines the activity and the assessment. 'List' means a recall check; 'evaluate' means a judgement task with a scenario.
- Remember → list, name, identify
- Apply → use, demonstrate, complete
- Analyse → compare, diagnose, differentiate
- Evaluate → justify, prioritise, critique
Match level to the job
exampleAsk what the person must do at work. If they must decide, do not test them on definitions.
Examples from practice
- — 'Understand fire safety' → 'Evacuate the building using the nearest safe route'.
Interactive quiz
Reflection
Which Bloom level does your dream ID role most need?
Daily challenge
Take 5 vague objectives and re-tag each with the correct Bloom level.
Portfolio task
Add a 'Bloom verb bank' cheat sheet to your portfolio toolkit.
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