Learning is easier and better with recognition of domains

1. Learning Domains
&
Progression of Learning
Devender Kumar
Maulana Azad Medical College

3. Use Brain to handle yourself

4. Use Heart to handle others

5. Taxonomy
• Taxis (Greek), meaning “arrangement”
• Nomia meaning 'method'
• Science of defining and naming groups of biological
organisms on the basis of shared characteristics
• Groups are given a taxonomic rank
• Groups of a given rank creating a taxonomic hierarchy
(Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

6. DOMAINS OF LEARNING
HEAD HAND HEART
Cognitive
Domain
Psychomotor
Domain
Affective
Domain

7. Cognitive Domain
• Recall or recognition of knowledge and the
development of intellectual abilities and
skills
• Description of learning
• Designed to Acquire
Recall Knowledge
Recognize Knowledge
• Development of intellectual abilities /
skills

8. Taxonomy Levels of Cognitive Domains
1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation

10. 1. Knowledge
• Implies the ability to recognize, recall
(retrieve) and reproduce
Example : Define hypertension

11. 2. Comprehension
• Understand and interpret
Example : Interpret and categorize
the given set of blood
pressure measurements

12. 3. Application
• Relevance
Example : Hypertensive patient
develops angina or
congestive cardiac failure
modification of anti-
hypertensive therapy
Requires : Knowledge and
comprehension

13. 4. Analysis
• Breakdown of data / problem into
components
Example : Cognizance of factors like
Socio-economic, personal,
cultural etc. while selecting
therapy for a hypertensive
patient
Requires : Knowledge, comprehension
and application

14. Requires :
Knowledge, comprehension, application and
analysis
5. Synthesis
• Assemble parts into unified and coherent
whole
Example: Writing a rational and
individualized prescription
for a patient with hypertension

15. 6. Evaluation
• Judge reliability, utility, merit of a variety
of parameters on the basis of established
criteria
Example: Outlining the prognosis for a
patient with hypertension

16. Each
preceding level
is a pre-requisite to attain
next level

17. ✓ Level I : Recall of facts
✓ Level II : Interpretation of data
✓ Level III : Application / Problem
solving
SIMPLIFIED TAXONOMIC LEVELS
OF COGNITIVE DOMAIN:

18. Levels of Cognitive Domain
List the bacterial causes of
urinary tract infections
Level I : RECALL

19. Explain the pathophysiology of
shock
Levels of Cognitive Domain
Level II :
INTERPRETATION

20. Describe the laboratory
diagnosis of enteric
fever in the first week
of illness
Levels of Cognitive Domain
Level III : APPLICATION

21. PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN
• Acquisition of motor skills.
• Acquiring some muscular or motor skill
OR
• Some action which requires a
neuromuscular coordination.

22. PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN
motor or muscular skills,
Acts requiring a neuromuscular coordination
Also referred to as the
“DOMAIN OF PRACTICAL SKILLS”

23. LEVELS OF PSYCHOMOTOR
DOMAIN
1. Imitation
2. Practice under supervision (control)
3. Perform with high degree of skill
(proficiency)

24. • Specific action verbs – Psychomotor
domain
➢ Dissect
➢ Palpate
➢ Identify
➢ Inject
➢ Insert
➢ Manipulate
➢ Perform
➢ Prepare
➢ Auscultate

25. Affective Domain
• Also called domain of communication
skills
• Deals with interpersonal relationship

26. Simplified Classification
Showing awareness of the anxiety of a
patient about to undergo a needle prick
Level I : Receiving

27. Simplified Classification
Level II : Responding
Reassurance and comfort to the
patient by verbal or non-verbal
communication

28. Simplified Classification
Level III :
Internalization
Habitually comforting patients about to
undergo invasive procedures

30. • Specific verbs used in connection to
affective domain:
➢ Receive
➢ Respond
➢ Display
➢ Permit
➢ Interact
➢ Co-operate
➢ Motivate
➢ React
➢ contribute

31. SIMPLIFIED TAXONOMY
3 DOMAINS & 3 LEVELS
Cognitive domain
(Intellectual skill)
Psychomotor
domain
(Practical skill)
Affective domain
(Communication
skill)
Recall of facts
Interpretation of
data
Problem solving
Imitation
Control
Automatism
Reception
Response
Internalization

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