Educational objective domains

EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
(Educational Objective Domain)
Dr. Jayesh Patidar
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….Name and define the six levels in
Bloom's Taxonomy for the Cognitive
Domain ....
Educational Psychology
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Writing Instructional Objectives
Instructional objectives, including behavioral
objectives, can be written for any of the domains
of instruction
• Cognitive
• Affective
• Psychomotor
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The Cognitive Domain
Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
(started in 1948 and completed in 1956) was one
of the most influential statements about levels of
knowing.
The official title of the book is Taxonomy of
educational objectives: The classification of
educational goals. Handbook I: Cognitive
domain with the text having 4 other authors
(M. Englehart, E. Furst, W. Hill, and D
Krathwohl).

he major idea of the taxonomy is that what
educators want students to know (and,
therefore, statements of educational objectives)
can be arranged in a hierarchy from less to
more complex.
The taxonomy contains six levels, with
sublevels identified for each.

A mnemonic device for remembering the six
levels:
Killing
Cats
Almost
Always
Seems
Evil
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

Knowledge
Student recalls or
recognizes information,
ideas, and principles in the
approximate form in which
they were learned.

Knowledge
Write
List
Label
Name
State
Define

Knowledge
The student will define the 6
levels of Bloom's taxonomy
of the cognitive domain.

Comprehension
Student translates,
comprehends, or interprets
information based on prior
learning.

Explain
Summarize
Paraphrase
Describe
Illustrate
Comprehension

The student will explain
the purpose of Bloom's
taxonomy of the cognitive
domain.
Comprehension

Application
Student selects, transfers,
and uses data and
principles to complete a
problem or task with a
minimum of direction.

Application
Use
Compute
Solve
Demonstrate
Apply
Construct

Application
The student will write an
instructional objective for
each level of Bloom's
taxonomy.

Analysis
Student distinguishes,
classifies, and relates the
assumptions, hypotheses,
evidence, or structure of a
statement or question.

Analysis
Analyze
Categorize
Compare
Contrast
Separate

Analysis
The student will compare
and contrast the cognitive
and affective domains.

Synthesis
Student originates,
integrates, and combines
ideas into a product, plan
or proposal that is new to
him or her.

Synthesis
Create
Design
Hypothesize
Invent
Develop

Synthesis
The student will design a
classification scheme for
writing educational
objectives that combines
the cognitive, affective, and
psychomotor domains.

Evaluation
Student appraises,
assesses, or critiques on a
basis of specific standards
and criteria.

Evaluation
Judge
Recommend
Critique
Justify

Evaluation
The student will judge the
effectiveness of writing
objectives using Bloom's
taxonomy.

In general, research over the last 40 years has
confirmed the taxonomy as a hierarchy with the
exception of the last two levels.
It is uncertain at this time whether synthesis
and evaluation should be reversed (i.e.,
evaluation is less difficult to accomplish than
synthesis) or whether synthesis and evaluation
are at the same level of difficulty but use
different cognitive processes.

I believe the latter is more likely as it relates to the
differences between creative and critical thinking.
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis Evaluation
Creative Thinking Critical Thinking

The Affective Domain
Receiving
Being aware of or attending to
something in the environment
Responding
Showing some new behaviors as
a result of experience
Valuing
Showing some definite
involvement or commitment
Krathwohl, D., Bloom, B., & Masia, B. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives.
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The Affective Domain
Organization
Integrating a new value into
one's general set of values,
giving it some ranking among
one's general priorities.
Characterization
by Value
Acting consistently with the new
value; person is known by the
value.

The Psychomotor Domain
Perception
Process of becoming aware of
objects, qualities, etc by way of
senses. Basic in situation-
interpretation-action chain
leading to motor activity.
Set
Readiness for a particular kind
of action or experience; may be
mental, physical or emotional.
Simpson, J. S. (1966). The classification of educational objectives, psychomotor
domain. Office of Education Project No. 5-85-104. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois.

Mechanism
Learned response becomes
habitual; learner has achieved
certain confidence and
proficiency or performance.
Guided
Response
Overt behavioral act under
guidance of an instructor, or
following model or set criteria.

Adaptation Altering motor activities to
meet demands of problematic
situations.
Complex
Overt
Response
Performance of motor act
considered complex because of
movement pattern required.

Origination
Creating new motor acts or
ways of manipulating
materials out of skills, abilities
and understandings developed
in the psychomotor area.

Writing Instructional Objectives
While it is possible to write instructional
objectives of all types for each of the three
domains, the vast majority are written for
the cognitive domain.
The major exceptions include preschool,
physical education, and perhaps fine arts
courses such as sculpturing and drama.

Thank you
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