Which level in Bloom's taxonomy is primarily about applying knowledge in new situations?

• A. Analyzing
• B. Remembering
• C. Understanding
• D. Applying

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is transfer: using what you’ve learned and putting it into a new context or solving a problem you haven’t seen before. The level that focuses on this is applying, because it involves taking a rule, method, or piece of knowledge and using it to perform a task, solve a problem, or carry out a procedure in a situation different from where you learned it. For example, you might apply a learned algebra formula to a real-world budgeting problem, or use a science principle to predict outcomes when conditions change. Other levels involve different kinds of cognition: remembering is about recalling facts, understanding is about explaining ideas in your own words, and analyzing is about breaking information into parts to see how they relate. Thus, applying is the right fit for using knowledge in new situations.