[D]

The expectations of grant application reviewers and panel chairpersons prior to the grant review correspond to the categories adapted from Bloom's Taxonomy1, which classifies the major goals of the education process, from the lowest and progressively difficult behaviors called, Knowledge, Understanding, and Application, to the highest and most complex behaviors called, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

Goal 1 corresponds to the easiest behaviors to attain. The subsequent goals require more sophisticated levels of thinking.

• Goal 1: Grant application reviewers and panel chairpersons will be ready to commit their time and efforts throughout the entire grant review.
• Goal 2: They will be able to comprehend and describe the program announcement's background and evaluation criteria.
• Goal 3: They will read the program announcement evaluation criteria and any related materials.
• Goal 4: They will possess relevant professional knowledge of the program area and agree to the grant review's integrity, time commitment, and workload (e.g., extensive reading and writing, lengthy discussions).

1 Based on the categories adapted from Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956), Taxonomy of educational objectives. (back)