Table 3.4 Correspondence Between the Evaluation Instruments and

Bloom’s Taxonomic Levels (Cognitive Domain)

 

Evaluation Instruments

Objectives

Taxonomic Levels

1

2

3

4

5

6

TESTS

Written test

composition

short answer

multiple choice

true or false

sentence completion

Oral tests

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

ASSIGNMENTS

Theoretical work

thematic research

informative summary

critical summary

bibliography

literature review

paper

case study

essay

Practical work

project

laboratory session

presentation

training report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

EXERCISES

Homework

Guided exercise

 

 

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

 

 

 

                        1. Knowledge                          3. Application                         5. Synthesis

                        2. Comprehension                   4. Analysis                              6. Evaluation

 

From: Richard Prégent, Charting Your Course: How to Prepare to Teach More Effectively, Madison, WI, Magna Publications, 1994

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