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Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course

Promoting Higher-Order

Thinking SkillsTo ensure that we are promoting higher-order thinkingskills as we develop our Units, focus on the verbs basedon Blooms Taxonomy listed under Analysis, Synthesis,and Evaluation. Questions and activities should beplanned so as to challenge learners to move fromlower to higher order thinking.

KnowledgeRecall or recognition of information

ComprehensionUnderstand or interpret

ApplicationTransfer from one setting to another

arrange

defineduplicate

identifylabel

list

memorize

name

recallrecognize

repeatshow

state

classify

comparedemonstrate

describedifferentiate

discuss

explainexpress

identifyindicate

interpret

locate

paraphrasereport

summarizerestate

recognize

reviewselect

translatevisualize

apply

calculatechoose

classifydemonstrate

dramatize

illustrateinterpret

manipulatemodify

operate

put intopractice

relateschedule

solve

usewrite

H I G H E R - O R D E R T H I N K I N G S K I L L S

AnalysisIdentify parts and see related order

SynthesisPut parts together to form a new whole

EvaluationJudge value or use based on criteria

analyze

appraisecalculate

categorizechoose

comparecontrast

criticize

deduce

examineexperimentorganizequestion

testdifferentiate

discriminatedistinguish

arrange

assemblecompare

collectcompose

constructcreate

designdevise

developdiscuss

formulate

hypothesizemanage

organizeplan

preparepropose

reportset up

schematizesupport

write

appraise

argueassess

attachchoose

comparecriticize

defendestimate

evaluate

judgejustify

predictrate

selectsupport

value

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Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge