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Learning Domains

Bloom's Taxonomy (1956) presents a system that categorizes learning processes.  While teaching tries to promote learning down each of these domains, our testing efforts are usually dominated by the lower orders. 

Writing test items that measure the upper order learning is a challenge.  For more information follow the links below the table.

Cognitive Domain (Thinking) Affective Domain (Emotive) Psychomotor Domain (Physical)
  1. Knowledge
  2. Comprehension
  3. Application
  4. Analysis
  5. Synthesis
  6. Evaluation
  1. Receiving
  2. Responding
  3. Valuing
  4. Organization
  5. Characterization by a value or value complex
  1. Imitation
  2. Manipulation
  3. Precision
  4. Articulation
  5. Naturalization
     
bullet bloom's taxonomy - learning domains
bullet Bloom's Taxonomy: Cognitive Domain with links to Affective and Psychomotor
bullet Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Education Objectives (Bloom 1956)


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2 March, 2012