Bloom's stAIrcase

What is Analyze?

Analyzing involves deconstructing material and determining how the parts relate to one another and function in the overall structure or purpose. When we analyze we examine information systematically, recognize patterns and relationships, and understand organizational principles. Analysis is essential for deep understanding and critical thinking. The three cognitive processes within analysis are differentiating, organizing, and attributing.

Analysis is the foundation of critical thinking, research, and scholarly work. Students who can analyze effectively can think independently, question assumptions, and engage deeply with complex material.

AI Literacy Connection

AI can perform certain types of analysis (pattern recognition, data analysis, text analysis), but it lacks the critical judgment, contextual understanding, and creative insight that characterize human analytical thinking. AI analysis is often superficial or misses nuance.

Honing AI literacy and human-AI collaboration via analysis might look like using AI to generate an initial analysis that one then critiques or improves; analyzing AI outputs critically; realizing the limits of what AI analysis looks like (AI can identify patterns but is not inherently conscious of those patterns' significance, context, purpose, or bias); or using AI to help organize information while performing the deeper analysis yourself as the human in the loop.