Table of the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Cognitive Domain Affective Domain Psychomotor Domain

1. Knowledge 1. Receiving (Attending)

This domain was not
Knowledge of Specifics Awareness Willingness
published by Bloom.
o Terminology to Receive Controlled or
Simpson (1966), Dave
o Specific Facts Selected Attention
(1970), and Harrow
2. Responding
(1972), went on to
Knowledge of Ways and Means of Acquiescence in
publish works on the
Dealing with specifics Responding Willingness
psychomotor domain.
to Respond Satisfaction
o Conventions in Response
o Trends and Sequences 3. Valuing
o Classifications and Categories Acceptance of Value
o Criteria Preference for a Value
o Methodology Commitment
(Conviction)
Knowledge of Universals and 4. Organization
Abstractions in a Field Conceptualization Of a
Value Organization of a
o Principles and Generalizations
Value System
o Theories and Structures
5. Characterization by a
2. Comprehension
Value or Value Complex
o Translation
Generalized Set
o Interpretation
Characterization
o Extrapolation
3. Application
4. Analysis
o Analysis of Elements
o Analysis of Relationships
o Analysis of Organizational
o Principles
5. Synthesis
Production of a Unique Communication
o Production of a Plan or a
Proposed Set of Operations
Derivation of a set of Abstract
Relations
6. Evaluation
o Judgements in Terms of Internal
Evidence
o Judgements in Terms of
External Criteria

Table adapted from Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive and Affective Domains (1956 & 1964).
New York: David McKay Company Inc.