A method used by teachers to improve learning: Students are asked to deal with increasingly challenging questions to test their comprehension of a given material. By asking critical thinking questions, all levels of thinking are being developed.  Students will have improved attention to detail, as well as an increase in their comprehension and problem-solving skills.

Bloom's Taxonomy for Effective Learning

Knowledge - Remembering previously learned informationComprehension - Demonstrating an understanding of the factsApplication - Applying knowledge to actual situationsAnalysis - Breaking down objects or ideas into simpler parts and finding evidence to support realizationSynthesis - Compiling component ideas into a new whole or propose alternative solutionsEvaluation - Making and defending judgments based on internal evidence or external criteria

Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy

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The hierarchy of <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-in-the-classroom-8450">Bloom's Taxonomy</a> is the widely accepted framework through which all teachers should guide their students through the cognitive learning process. In other words, teachers use this framework to focus on higher order thinking skills.
You can think of Bloom's Taxonomy as a pyramid, with simple knowledge-based recall questions at the base. Building up through this foundation, you can ask your students increasingly challenging questions to test their comprehension of a given material.
By asking these critical thinking questions or higher order questions, you are developing all levels of thinking. Students will have improved attention to detail, as well as an increase in their comprehension and problem-solving skills.
There are six levels in the framework, here is a brief look at each of them and a few examples of the questions that you would ask for each component.

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Knowledge: In this level students are asked questions to see if they have gained insight from the lesson. (What is... Where is... How would you describe?)</li>
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Comprehension: During this level, students will be asked to interpret facts that they learned. (What is the main idea... How would you summarize?)</li>
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Application: Questions asked during this level are meant to have students apply or use the knowledge learned during the lesson. (How would you use... How would you solve?)</li>
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Analysis: In the <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-analysis-category-8444">analysis level</a>, students will be required to go beyond knowledge and see if they can analyze a problem. (What is the theme... How would you classify?)</li>
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Synthesis: During the synthesis level of questioning students are expected to come up with a theory about what they learned or use predictions. (What would happen if... What facts can you compile?)</li>
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Evaluation: The top level of Bloom's Taxonomy is called <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-evaluation-category-8447">evaluation</a>. This is where students are expected to assess the information learned and come to a conclusion about it. (What is your opinion of...how would you evaluate... How would you select... What data was used?)</li>
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Remembering: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, state</li>
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Understanding: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate</li>
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Applying: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write</li>
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Analyzing: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test</li>
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Evaluating: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate</li>
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Creating: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write</li>
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The hierarchy of Bloom's Taxonomy is the widely accepted framework through which all teachers should guide their students through the cognitive learning process. In other words, teachers use this framework to focus on higher order thinking skills. You can think of Bloom's Taxonomy as a pyramid, with simple knowledge-based recall questions at the base.

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Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy

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