The causal model approach used in this study tested the cumulative hierarchical structure of the six major taxonomic levels of Bloom's Taxonomy by measuring the strengths of the linear relationships ( links'') between levels. (Editor)

Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain consists of six major levels: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. The purpose of this study is to construct a quantitative causal model for a set of tests designed to operationally define these six levels in order to further explore the validity of the cumulative…