Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(Bloom, 1956).
Ta b l e o f T h e R e v i s e d C o g n i t i v e D o m a i n
Category
Understanding:
Comprehending the
meaning, translation,
interpolation, and
interpretation of instructions
and problems. State a
problem in one's own words.
test.
Analyzing: Separates
material or concepts into
component parts so that its
organizational structure may
be understood.
Distinguishes between facts
and inferences.
Evaluating: Make
judgments about the value
of ideas or materials.
summarizes, supports.
Affective Domain
affective domain
The affective domain (Krathwohl, Bloom, Masia, 1973) includes the manner in which
we deal with things emotionally, such as feelings, values, appreciation,
enthusiasms, motivations, and attitudes.
Category
Receiving Phenomena:
Awareness, willingness to hear,
Responding to Phenomena:
Active participation on the part
of the learners. Attends and
reacts to a particular
phenomenon. Learning
outcomes may emphasize
compliance in responding,
willingness to respond, or
satisfaction in responding
(motivation).
Internalizing
values(characterization): Has a
value system that controls their
behavior. The behavior is
pervasive, consistent,
predictable, and most
Displays a professional
commitment to ethical practice
on a daily basis. Revises
judgments and changes behavior
in light of new evidence. Values
people for what they are, not how
they look.
Key Words: acts, discriminates,
displays, influences, listens,
modifies, performs, practices,
proposes, qualifies, questions,
revises, serves, solves, verifies.
Psychomotor Domain
The psychomotor domain (Simpson, 1972) includes physical movement,
coordination, and use of the motor-skill areas. Development of these
skills requires practice and is measured in terms of speed, precision,
distance, procedures, or techniques in execution.
Category
the pallet.
Key Words: chooses, describes,
detects, differentiates,
distinguishes, identifies, isolates,
relates, selects.
Examples: Performs a
mathematical equation as
demonstrated. Follows
instructions to build a model.
Responds hand-signals of
instructor while learning to
operate a forklift.
Key Words: copies, traces,
follows, react, reproduce,
responds
Mechanism (basic
proficiency): This is the
intermediate stage in learning a
complex skill. Learned
responses have become
habitual and the movements
can be performed with some
confidence and proficiency.
O t h e r P s y c h o m o t o r D o m a i n Ta x o n o m i e s
As mentioned earlier, the committee did not produce a compilation for
the psychomotor domain model, but others have. The one discussed
above is by Simpson (1972). There are two other popular versions by
Dave (1975) and Harrow (1972):
Dave (1975):
Category
Imitation Observing
and patterning behavior
Manipulation Being
able to perform certain
actions by memory or
following instructions.
demonstrator.
Key Words: copy, follow, mimic, repeat,
replicate, reproduce, trace
Precision Refining,
becoming more exact.
Performing a skill within
a high degree of
precision
Articulation
Coordinating and
adapting a series of
actions to achieve
harmony and internal
consistency.
Naturalization
Mastering a high level
performance until it
become second-nature or
natural, without needing
to think much about it.
Harrow (1972):
Category
Reflex Movements
Reactions that are not
learned, such as a involuntary
reaction
Fundamental Movements
Basic movements such as
walking, or grasping.
Perceptual Abilities
Response to stimuli such as
visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or
tactile discrimination.
Skilled movements
Advanced learned movements
Nondiscursive
communication Use
effective body language, such
as gestures and facial
expressions.