Remembering of previously learned material is the primary characteristic of this cognitive level. May recall a wide range of material, but all that is required is the bringing to mind of appropriate information. Learners will be able to recall what they have learned, list details, identify and/or define, remember information.

Learners will show the ability to grasp the meaning of the information, completed through organizing, comparing, interpreting, translating, giving descriptions.  This level goes beyond simple recall materials.   Learners will show that they understand by giving examples, restating important concepts, and explaining how things work.

Application refers to solving problems given a new situation, applying materials in a different way, and in concrete situations.  Objectives may include the application of rules, laws, theories, etc.  Students will use what they have learned to select the most important details, organize information, make something work, show how something works.

Breaking information down into its components to understand its organizational structure, making inferences and finding evidence to support generalizations.  This cognitive level requires understanding both content and structural form of the material.  Learners will break down material in order to understand it better by examining and putting parts in correct groups, making connections (cause/effect), (compare/contrast).

Putting parts together in a new whole with a major emphasis on new patterns or structures or proposing alternative solutions.  This level stresses creative behaviors and reshaping material into a new form.  Learners will show they can invent a better way of doing something, redesign or blend the old and new, predict and/or hypothesize.

Judging the value of material for a given purpose, presenting and defending opinions through personally developed judgments are the hallmarks of this cognitive level.  This level includes the elements of all of the other cognitive levels where the learner can judge the worth of materials, point out strengths/weaknesses, evaluate for clarity, accuracy, value, and convince others of its worth.