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Separating and analyzing components and evaluating them may seem very similar, but evaluation might be viewed as a final critique of the opinions we’ve formed about the knowledge. Having reached a preliminary decision, students need to learn to take a step back and judge their own opinions and decisions objectively.

Keywords to help them develop this skill are:

  • Blooms_EvaluateAppraise
  • Assess
  • Choose
  • Compare
  • Conclude
  • Consider
  • Contrast
  • Critique
  • Decide
  • Defend
  • Evaluate
  • Interpret
  • Judge
  • Justify
  • Prioritize
  • Rate
  • Recommend
  • Summarize
  • Support
  • Weigh

An opinion worth having is one you can back up with well-processed reason. The goal is not to become opinionated, but to become convinced is such a way that we know we can stand firm.

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