Analysis
The breaking down of informational materials into their
component parts, examining (and trying to understand the
organizational structure of) such information to develop
divergent conclusions by identifying motives or causes,
making inferences, and/or finding evidence to support
generalizations.
analyzes; breaks down; categorizes; compares; contrasts;
correlates; diagrams; differentiates; discriminates;
distinguishes; focuses; illustrates; infers; limits;
outlines; points out; prioritizes; recognizes; separates;
subdivides.
Source:
http://krummefamily.org/guides/bloom.html
Synthesis
Experts emphasize the importance of synthesis to students’
success in today’s world and in the world of the future.
Howard Gardner in Five Minds for the Future describes the
Synthesizing Mind as the ability to integrate ideas from
different disciplines into a coherent whole. Daniel Pink in
A Whole New Mind describes synthesis as Symphony, the
ability to link apparently unconnected elements to create
something new. Synthesis is measured in the 10th grade
units by providing students with information from two or
more selections and leaving students to make the connection
between the ideas in the selections and the theme or a
concept from the assessment and then to reflect on those
connections to identify insights or new knowledge. A rubric
is provided to guide students’ thinking and teachers’
scoring.