Describe each of the following levels of behavioral knowledge: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation levels. List the action verbs you can use to formulate questions at each level. Provide one sample question for each level

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

1. The Knowledge level requires students to recognize facts that already have been committed to memory.
2. Action verbs include: define, list, describe, name, identify, and recite
3. A sample question would be: "What are the parts of a flowering plant?"
4. The Comprehension level questions require some level of understanding of facts the student has committed to memory.
5. Action verbs include: convert, paraphrase, explain, re- paraphrase, extend, and summarize.
6. A sample question would be: "What steps would you explain the construction of a story-board?"
7. The Application level extends facts and understanding to the next level of authenticity.
8. Action verbs include: apply, demonstrate, employ, operate, solve, and use.
9. A sample question would be: "How would you demonstrate the drawing of a triangle?"
10. The Analysis level requires students to beak a problem into its component parts and to draw relationships among the parts.
11. Action verbs include: break down, differentiate, distinguish, point-out, relate, and support.
12. A sample question would be: "What factors distinguish a complete sentence from an incomplete one?"
13. The Synthesis level asks the students to produce something unique or original, compose a response, or predict and outcome to a problem for which the student has never before seen, read, or heard a response.
14. Action verbs include: compare, predict, formulate, devise, create, and produce.
15. A sample question would be: How could you write a sentence showing possession without using the apostrophe s?
16. The Evaluation level is the highest level of cognitive complexity and requires the student to form judgments and make decisions using stated criteria.
17. Action verbs include: appraise, defend, assess, judge, decide, and justify.
18. A sample question would be: "How did you justify going to the movies when you had so much homework to tackle?"