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Blooms Taxonomy
Learning Domains

Cognitive Domain

Mental Skills (Knowledge)

Affective Domain

Growth in Feelings or
Emotional Areas (Attitude)

Psychomotor Domain

Manual of Physical Skills

(Skills)

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Cognitive Domain

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Cognitive thought or
knowledge - What
learner is able to do

COGNITIVE
DOMAIN

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Cognitive thought or
knowledge - What
learner is able to do

COGNITIVE
DOMAIN

Goodhart F., Verdi P., Kennedy S.

Assuring Quality in Health Education.
Presented at the Mid-Atlantic College
Health Association, October 25, 1991.
le x
p
m
MD,: Baltimore.
Co

in.
a
m
e do
v
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SYNTHESIS
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c
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APPLICATION
COMPREHENSION

KNOWLEDGE

compute

cite

describe

count

discuss

define

explain

draw

express

list

identify

name

locate

record

report

relate

restate

repeat

review

underline

tell
translate

EVALUATION
appraise
assess
choose

apply

appraise

collect

compare

calculate

calculate

compose

criticize

dramatize

categorize

construct

estimate

employ

compare

create

evaluate

examine

contrast

design

judge

illustrate

debate

formulate

measure

interpret

diagram

integrate

rank

operate

differentiate

manage

rate

practice

examine

organize

revise

schedule

inventory

plan

score

sketch

question

prescribe

select

solve

test

propose

use
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Terms to Avoid
know
learn

understand
appreciate

All critically important goals, but not

observable learning objectives
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Affective Domain

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What is Affective Domain

Affective Domain describes the way

people react emotionally and their
ability to feel other living things as
pain/joy
Affective objectives typically target the
awareness and growth in attitudes,
emotions and feelings
Affective domain has 5 levels lower
to higher order
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Psychomotor Domain

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What is Psychomotor Domain

Psychomotor

Domain describes
the ability to physically
manipulated a tool or
instrument like a hand or a
hammer

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Thank You

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