Analysis: Take It Apart!

Definition: the breakdown of a communication for the purpose of clarification. This occurs when students are able to recognize how the information is organized as well as recognize the technique used to convey the message.

• Break down information into understandable parts.
• Recognize organizational structure.
• Identify relationships and connections.

Highest Level: identifying relationships and connections between pieces of information
Lowest Level: recognizing the organizational structure of the information

Commonly used verbs at the Application level (Actual verbs from the original Taxonomy are in italic):

• analyze
• break down
• classify
• compare
• connect
• contrast
• discriminate
• distinguish
• infer
• recognize structure
• relate
• separate