BBLOOM’S LOOM’S

TTAXONOMY AXONOMY OFOF

OOBJECTIVESBJECTIVES

Behavioral DomainsBehavioral Domains Cognitive DomainCognitive Domain – (KNOWING); refers to knowledge, concept – (KNOWING); refers to knowledge, concept

development, and intellectual skills from the simplest form development, and intellectual skills from the simplest form (memorization) to the most complex (problem solving).(memorization) to the most complex (problem solving).

- it measures knowledge, - it measures knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluationcomprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

Affective DomainAffective Domain – (RELATED to FEELINGS); refers to – (RELATED to FEELINGS); refers to interest, attitudes, values, feelings and emotions which interest, attitudes, values, feelings and emotions which influences whether a learning experience will be repeated and influences whether a learning experience will be repeated and enjoyed.enjoyed.

- this includes beliefs, attitudes, and - this includes beliefs, attitudes, and values of the learner. This is more subjective and is difficult to values of the learner. This is more subjective and is difficult to measure.measure.

Psychomotor DomainPsychomotor Domain – (SKILL); refers to movement and motor – (SKILL); refers to movement and motor skills that are performed through conscious control of the skills that are performed through conscious control of the individual.individual.

- we can easily observe what - we can easily observe what learners are actually doing when they perform a skill. We can learners are actually doing when they perform a skill. We can rate and measure the students learning through their rate and measure the students learning through their performances.performances.

COGNITIVE DOMAINCOGNITIVE DOMAIN BEHAVIORAL VERBSBEHAVIORAL VERBS

KnowledgeKnowledge – information in – information in mind: general awareness or mind: general awareness or possession of information, possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or facts, ideas, truths, or principles.principles.

define, describe, identify, list, define, describe, identify, list, name, state, enumeratename, state, enumerate

ComprehensionComprehension – – intellectual ability: the intellectual ability: the ability to grasp the meaning ability to grasp the meaning of something.of something.

classify, discuss, estimate, classify, discuss, estimate, explain, rephrase, summarizeexplain, rephrase, summarize

ApplicationApplication – use of – use of something: the use of something: the use of something to put to, or the something to put to, or the process of putting it to use.process of putting it to use.

adjust, apply, compute, adjust, apply, compute, demonstrate, generate, provedemonstrate, generate, prove

BEHAVIORAL VERBSBEHAVIORAL VERBS

AnalysisAnalysis – close examination: the – close examination: the examination of something in examination of something in detail in order to understand it detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from better or draw conclusions from it.it.

analyze, compare, contrast, analyze, compare, contrast, critique, defend, differentiatecritique, defend, differentiate

Synthesis – Synthesis – result of result of combination: a new unified combination: a new unified whole resulting from the whole resulting from the combination of different ideas, combination of different ideas, influences, or objects.influences, or objects.

create, develop, propose, create, develop, propose, suggest, writesuggest, write

Evaluation – Evaluation – assessment of assessment of values: the act of considering or values: the act of considering or examining something in order to examining something in order to judge its value, quality, judge its value, quality, importance, extent, or condition.importance, extent, or condition.

assess, choose, conclude, assess, choose, conclude, defend, evaluate, judgedefend, evaluate, judge

BEHAVIORAL VERBSBEHAVIORAL VERBS

AFFECTIVE DOMAINAFFECTIVE DOMAIN accept, agree, chose, comply, accept, agree, chose, comply, commit, defend, explain, commit, defend, explain, influence, integrate, influence, integrate, recommend, resolve, recommend, resolve, volunteer, associatevolunteer, associate

PSYCHOMOTOR PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAINDOMAIN

arrange, assemble, calibrate, arrange, assemble, calibrate, combine, copy, correct, combine, copy, correct, create, demonstrate, execute, create, demonstrate, execute, handle, manipulate, operate, handle, manipulate, operate, organize, position, produce, organize, position, produce, remove, revise, show, solveremove, revise, show, solve