PSYCHOMOTOR

DOMAIN
(KRATHWOL 1964)
By

CERAMAH TAKSONOMI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

BLOOM – PPIPS, UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA,
SKUDAI, JOHOR DR. OTHMAN MD.JOHAN
06 NOV 2008

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

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 OBJECTIVE OF THE TALK

Participants should be able to:

 State the definition of the various Psychomotor levels of

Bloom’s Taxonomy, namely:

- Perception
- Set
- Guided response
- Mechanism
- Internalizing values

2. State the keywords for each levels with relevant examples

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 1. Psychomotor Level: PERCEPTION

Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

PERCEPTION : • Chooses,
• describes,
The first level is concerned • detects, • Recognize malfunction by
with the use of the sense • differentiates, sound of machine
organs to obtain cues that
• distinguishes,
guide motor activity. This • Relates taste of food to
category ranges from sensory • identifies, need for seasoning
stimulation (awareness of a • isolates,
• Relates music to a
stimulus), through cue • relates, particular dance step
selection (selecting task- • selects,
relevant cues), to translation  
(relating cue perception to • separates
action in a performance

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 2. Psychomotor Level : Set
Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

Set :
• Begins, • Recognize one’s
Readiness to act. It • displays, abilities and limitations
includes mental, • explains, • Shows desire to learn a
physical, and emotional • moves, new process
sets. These three sets • proceeds,
are dispositions that
• reacts,
predetermine a person’s
response to different • responds,
situations (sometimes • shows,
called mindsets). • starts,
• volunteers

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 3. Psychomotor Level: Guided response
Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

Guided response: • copies, • Performs a mathematical

equation as demonstrated.
The early stages in • traces,
learning a complex skill follows, • Follows instructions to build
that includes imitation and a model.
• react,
trial and error. Adequacy
• Responds hand-signals of
of performance is • reproduce,
instructor while learning to
achieved by practicing.
• responds operate a forklift.

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 4. Psychomotor Level: Mechanism
Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

Mechanism : • assembles, • Use a personal computer. 

calibrates, • Repair a leaking faucet. Drive a
This is the intermediate stage constructs, car.
in learning a complex dismantles, displays,
skill. Learned responses fastens, fixes, grinds,
have become habitual and heats, manipulates,
the movements can be measures, mends,
performed with some mixes, organizes,
confidence and proficiency.  sketches.

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 5. Psychomotor Level: Internalizing values
Psychomotor Level
Complex Overt Response:
The skillful performance of motor
acts that involve complex
movement patterns. Proficiency is
indicated by a quick, accurate, and
highly coordinated performance,
requiring a minimum of
energy. This category includes
performing without hesitation, and
automatic performance. For
example, players are often utter
sounds of satisfaction or expletives
as soon as they hit a tennis ball or
throw a football, because they can
tell by the feel of the act what the
result will produce.
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Key Words Examples
assembles, builds,  Maneuvers a car into a tight
calibrates, constructs, parallel parking spot.
dismantles, displays, Operates a computer quickly
fastens, fixes, grinds, and accurately. Displays
heats, manipulates, competence while playing the
measures, mends, piano.
mixes, organizes,
sketches.
NOTE: The key words
are the same as
Mechanism, but will have
adverbs or adjectives
that indicate that the
performance is quicker,
better, more accurate,
etc.
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 6. Psychomotor Level: Adaptation
Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

Adaptation: • adapts, alters, • Responds effectively to

changes, unexpected experiences. 
Skills are well developed rearranges, Modifies instruction to meet
and the individual can reorganizes, the needs of the learners.
modify movement revises, varies Perform a task with a
patterns to fit special machine that it was not
requirements. originally intended to do
(machine is not damaged
and there is no danger in
performing the new task).

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 4. Psychomotor Level: Origination
Psychomotor Level Key Words Examples

Origination:  arranges, • Constructs a new theory.

 builds, • Develops a new and
Creating new movement comprehensive training
 combines,
patterns to fit a particular programming.
situation or specific  composes,
• Creates a new gymnastic
problem. 
 constructs, routine.

Learning outcomes  creates,

emphasize creativity  designs,
based upon highly
developed skills.  initiate,
 makes,
 originates.

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