4. Domains of Learning
INTELLECTUAL SKILLS: PROBLEM SOLVING, CONCEPTS
COGNITIVE STRATEGY: STRATEGIES FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
VERBAL INFORMATION: FACTS OF KNOWLEDGE
ATTITUDE: ACTIONS THAT A PERSON CHOOSES TO COMPLETE
MOTOR SKILLS: BEHAVIORAL PHYSICAL SKILLS
5. Intellectual Skills
TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
DISCRIMINATION: ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH ONE FEATURE OF AN OBJECT FROM
ANOTHER BASED ON PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
CONCRETE CONCEPT: LEARNING TO IDENTIFY A STIMULUS AS A MEMBER OF A
CLASS HAVING SOME CHARACTERISTICS
DEFINED CONCEPTS: CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED BY POINTING THEM OUT AND MUST
BE DEFINED
RULES: THEY MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO RESPOND TO A CLASS OF THINGS WITH
A CLASS OF PERFORMANCE
HIGHER ORDER RULES: APPLYING COMPLEX COMBINATIONS OF SIMPLER RULES TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS
6. Verbal Information
SKILLS THAT REQUIRE THE LEARNER TO PERFORM UNIQUE COGNITIVE ACTIVITY
EXAMPLES
RECITING THE STATE CAPITALS
STATING THE RULES FOR SCORING IN TENNIS
STATING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACHIEVING AN A
7. Attitudes
A SETTLED WAY OF THINKING OR FEELING ABOUT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
TYPICALLY ONE THAT IS REFLECTED IN A PERSON BEHAVIOR
EXAMPLES:
CHOOSING TO CAMP RATHER THAN STAY IN A HOTEL
MAKING THE CHOICE TO EAT HEALTHY
PREFERRING TO READ INSTEAD OF WATCH A MOVIE
8. Psychomotor skills
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRING THE MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE
BODY.
EXAMPLES
CHANGING YOUR BREAKS
DRAWING A CIRCLE
LEARNING TO DRIVE A CAR
9. Goal analysis
STEP BY STEP DESCRIPTION WHILE PERFORMING THE GOAL
MAKE SURE THE DESIGNER HAS ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PUT STEPS IN A BULLET OR LIST FORMAT
PLACE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN LISTED IN SEQUENCE
GOAL STATEMENT SHOULD BE AT THE TOP
10. Continued:
TWO GOALS DON’T FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL STEP BY STEP METHOD
VERBAL INFORMATION AND ATTITUDINAL
11. Goal Analysis Summary
FOR THE INTELLECTUAL AND PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS USES STEPS TO PERFORM.
UNLIKE VERBAL INFORMATIONAL GOAL, THIS USES A LIST OF TOPICS TO BE
LEARNED. WHEN USING THESE YOU CAN USE EITHER APPROACH YOU JUST HAVE
TO KNOW YOUR END GOAL
13. Recap
HOW MANY STEPS IN A PROCESS?
2: CLASSIFYING THE GOAL INTO LEARNING DOMAINS
IDENTIFYING THE STEPS TO BE LEARNED
**YOU MAY NOT START A GOAL ANALYSIS WITHOUT HAVING A CLEAR STATEMENT
14. Recap
PLACE STEPS IN A SEQUENCED ORDER
CHARTING PSYCHOMOTOR AND INTELLECTUAL WILL DIFFER FROM VERBAL
EVALUATING WILL ALLOW YOU TO FIX ANY FLAWS IN THE SEQUENCE TO ALLOW
THE FLOW OF THE ANALYSIS
15. Resources
DICK, WALTER, LOU CAREY AND JAMES O. CAREY. THE SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OF
INSTRUCTION. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ: MERRILL/PEARSON, 2009.
