Application Focuses upon applying information according to a rule or principle in a specific situation. Analysis Critical thinking which focuses upon parts and their functionality in the whole. Invent, create, combine, hypothesize, plan, originate, add to, imagine, and forecast. Evaluation Critical thinking which focuses upon valuing and making judgements based upon information. Convergent questions seek to ascertain basic knowledge and understanding.
Divergent questions require students to process information creatively.
Convergent questions tend to align with the first three levels of Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Objectives while divergent questions relate to the latter three levels. Emphasis is upon memorization and recitation. Level II - High Order Convergent Questions requiring students to do productive thinking. Student understand and mentally organize information. Level III - Low Order Divergent Questions requiring students to supply a reason or cause, citing evidence to support their answers.