Why is . . . The learner breaks down an idea into its principal parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Analysis involves the detection of the relationships of the parts and of the way they are organized. It involves subdividing something to show how it is put together, finding the underlying structure of a communication, identifying motives, and separating a whole into component parts. Analysis is the critical step between comprehension and synthesis, and it involves the skills used in application.
Analysis combines understanding of the structural form as well as the content.
How does . . . The learner forms a judgments based on facts, example and specific criteria. Evaluation involves making value decisions about issues, resolving controversies or differences of opinion, and developing opinions, judgments, or decisions. This is the highest level of learning because it contains elements of all of the other learning categories plus conscious value judgments based on clearly defined criteria.