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Thinking Skills

Knowledge	observation and recall of information knowledge of major ideas knowledge of dates, events, places mastery of subject matter	list, define, tell,describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, name, who, what, when where
Comprehension	understand information grasp meaning interpret facts, compare, contrast predict consequences	summarize, describe, interpret, predict, contrast, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend
Application	use information use methods, concepts, theories in new situations *solve problems using required skills	apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, classify, experiment, discover
Analysis	seeing patterns organizing of parts *recognition of hidden parts	analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, infer, select, explain
Synthesis	use old ideas to create new ones generalize from given facts relate knowledge from several facts predict, draw conclusions	combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, compose, formulate, prepare, generalize, rewrite
Evaluation	compare and discriminate between ideas assess value of ideas make choice verify value of evidence	assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarize