The objective in a lesson may be written at a lower level on Bloom’s Taxonomy than those in the course outline.

Course outlines are written from the perspective of what learners will be able to do by the end of the course. It is the responsibility of the instructor to plan the course so that learners meet those objectives by the end. But during the course all the lower levels of a course objective are taught.

For example, if the objective on the course outline is written at a synthesis level, the previous levels (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis) are either taught during this course, or built on from where other courses left off. In this scenario, the instructor is responsible to plan lessons that will develop learners' skills to the stated level by the end of the course.