I needed an infographic to use as a visual representation of Bloom’s Taxonomy in my Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Learning Objectives course. I wanted the learner to interact with the graphic somehow to help develop an understanding of each cognitive level and associated skill verbs to eventually be able to use them in creating their own learning objectives at the conclusion of the course.

The solution was to create this infographic in a couple different versions (with and without all information included) to allow for the learner to click on markers to unveil parts of it in one course activity, and then to view and refer to it in its entirety for other parts of the course. After reviewing multiple different Bloom’s Taxonomy infographics and sources, I designed this one using a pyramid hierarchical organization, color-coding, and icons in an attempt to help make each cognitive level easier to identify and remember.

The results I’d expect to see with this infographic is that learners are able to use and refer back to it throughout the course to gain a deeper understanding of the cognitive levels and associated verbs of Bloom’s Taxonomy. They should be able to use it as a reference guide when writing objectives to ensure that they are using action verbs appropriate to the cognitive level that matches the objective they are creating.