Assessment Taxonomy Table

Oral/Interpersonal Communication Course

Topic(s): Intercultural and Group Communication
Blooms categories

Learning
objective verbs

Activity

Knowledge
Collect
(recall, list, define, identify,
collect, label)

Students will collect credible information on

their cultural sub-topic for their jigsaw group
collaboration activity with 75% accuracy
according to the grading rubric. Sub-topics
include: Cultural beliefs and values,
Cultural rituals, Nonverbal cultural artifacts
and symbols.

Comprehension
(summarize, describe,
interpret, predict, discuss)

Discuss

Students will use group communication

skills to discuss group roles,
responsibilities, and to decide upon the
cultural group their team will research using
either Blackboard chat, e-mail, or
discussion board.

Application
(apply, demonstrate,
illustrate, classify,
experiment, discover)

Discover
Sharing

Students will share credible research

information they have discovered about
their individual cultural sub-topic by posting
their findings to their teams Wiki.

Analysis
(analyze, classify,
connect, explain, infer)

Organize
Analyze

Students will analyze and organize their

jigsaw group collaboration report using a
Wiki to present their findings with 75%
accuracy according to the grading rubric.

Synthesis
(combine, integrate, plan,
create, design, formulate)

Integrate

Students will demonstrate group

communication skills by integrating the
cultural communication knowledge they
discovered when compiling the jigsaw
group collaboration activity using a Wiki
with 75% accuracy according to the grading
rubric.

Design
Students will design their jigsaw group
collaboration report using a Wiki with 75%
accuracy according to the grading rubric.
Evaluation
(assess, recommend,
convince, compare,
conclude, summarize)

Assess

Students will assess their ability to use

group communication skills by completing
the Blackboard self and group evaluation
surveys.

Constructed by Kelly Soczka Kaiser for Assessment in E-Learning 762, Last updated on 3/5/15