The purpose of this project was to develop tests to measure the six facets of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives for the Cognitive Domain. Eight short stories with different themes were written, and tests were developed to measure Bloom's six different levels. After revisions of the items and stories, 487 college students read all 8 stories and answered multiple-choice items and vocabulary quizzes for each story. Factor and reliability analyses yielded inconclusive results regarding Bloom's taxonomy.
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