Cognitive Domain (C)

Cognitive domain involves the development of our mental skills and acquisition of knowledge.

Code and Level	Example of keywords
C1 Remembering Recall or retrieve learned information	Arrange, define, identify, label, list, match, name, outline, recall, recite, recognize, repeat, reproduce, state.
C2 Understanding Comprehending the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.	Classify, convert, describe, demonstrate, discuss, explain, give an example, illustrate, infer, interpret, paraphrase, predict, report, select, summarize, translate.
C3 Applying Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned into novel situations.	Apply, compute, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, modify, operate, use, show.
C4 Analyzing Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.	Analyze, categorize, compare, contrast, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, infer, inquire, investigate, probe, separate, subdivide.
C5 Evaluating Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.	Appraise, argue, critique, criticize, debate, defend, evaluate, judge, justify, value.
C6 Creating Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.	Assemble, compose, construct, create, design, develop, devise, formulate, generate.