According to the revised Bloom's taxonomy, which of the following categories is considered the highest for the learner?
AUnderstand
BCreate ✓ Correct
CAnalyse
DApply
Correct answer: (B) Create
Explanation
In the revised Bloom's taxonomy the highest cognitive category is Create, generating new and original work.
Understand (A) is a lower level, grasping the meaning of information.
Analyse (C) sits in the middle, breaking material into parts and relations.
Apply (D) uses learned material in new situations, below evaluate and create.
The revised order (Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001) runs Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create.
The original 1956 taxonomy placed Synthesis then Evaluation at the top and used nouns, later changed to verbs.
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