The purpose of the formative Practice eQuiz is to prepare students to take the summitive Comprehensive Performance Examination.  Every Lesson-Up Practice eQuiz has test items in all six of the following Domains of Dr. Benjamin Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy.

1.  Remembering – This simplest level usually asks what questions.  Most run-of-the-mill  tests only pose test items which call for recognition or recall of content.

2.  Understanding – Usually asks why questions by using the word because in the stem.

3.  Applying – Usually asks how/where/when questions, such as how/where/when is this used on the job?

4.  Analyzing – Usually asks analogy questions, such as A is to B as C is to ___?  Also asks compare-&-contrast questions, such as how are they the same yet different?

5.  Evaluating – Usually asks how-much questions, such as How much is this worth?  Which is worth more?  Which is the safest SOP for this on-the-job task?

6.  Synthesizing/Creating – The most-advanced level usually asks for a combination or bringing together of dispirit ideas or concepts.  Key words may include write, estimate, predict, perform, enact, create, discover, devise, think, and invent.

Actual examples of test items in each of the above domains are shown on the HOME page with the Sample Lesson.