Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives Simplified

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Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive ObjectivesSimplifie
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PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

• REFLEX MOVEMENTS
• BASIC FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS
• PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES
• PHYSICAL ABILITIES
• SKILLED MOVEMENTS
• NON-DISCURSIVE MOVEMENTS

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AFFECTIVE DOMAIN

• RECEIVING
• RESPONDING
• VALUING
• ORGANIZATION
• CHARACTERIZATION

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• KNOWLEDGE
• COMPREHENSION
• APPLICATION

• ANALYSIS
• SYNTHESIS
• EVALUATION

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• KNOWLEDGE
• USE Records, Films, Videos, Models, Events,
  Media, Diagrams, Books...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Define, Identify, List,
  Locate, Recall, Discover, Match, Observe, Listen,
  Ask...

• Recognize, define, or recall specific
  information.
• Remembering or recognizing something previously
  encountered without necessarily understanding,
  using, or changing it.
• Remembering important names, dates, capitals, etc.

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• Targets understanding of content
• Summarizing, translating, and providing examples
  of a concept
• Understanding the material without necessarily
  relating it to anything else

• COMPREHENSION
• USE Trends, Consequences, Tables, Cartoons...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Compare, Summarize, Explain,
  Convert, Chart, Associate, Interpret...

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• Focuses on whether students can use information
  to solve problems
• Using general concepts to solve a particular
  problem
• Solving math and word problems
• Using punctuation properly

• APPLICATION
• USE Collection, Diary, Photographs, Sculpture,
  Stichery, Illustration...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Apply, Calculate, Practice,
  Demonstrate, Construct, Teach, Paint, Manipulate,
  Report...

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• ANALYSIS
• USE Graph, Survey, Diagram, Chart,
  Questionnaire, Report...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Analyze, Contrast, Deduce,
  Differentiate, Distinguish, Infer, Classify,
  Categorize, Dissect, Advertise, Survey...

• Breaking something down to reveal its
  organization and structure
• Breaking something down into parts
• Why a short story works
• identify the component parts of a science
  experiment

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• SYNTHESIS
• USE Article, Radio Show, Video, Puppet Show,
  Inventions, Poetry, Short Story...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Compose, Create, Design,
  Formulate, Produce, Rearrange, Combine, Invent,
  Hypothesize, Write...

• Asks students to create a unique (for them)
  product by combining different ideas
• Writing a poem, painting a picture, creating a
  computer program, etc.

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COGNITIVE DOMAIN

• EVALUATION
• USE Letters, Group with Discussion Panel, Court
  Trial, Survey, Self-evaluation, Value,
  Allusions...
• APPROPRIATE VERBS Appraise, Assess, Critique,
  Judge, Support, Debate, Evaluate, Editorialize,
  Recommend...

• Highest level of the taxonomy
• Students judge the value or worth of something by
  comparing it to predetermined criteria
• Solve a pollution problem
• Assess a writing sample

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BLOOMS TAXONOMY in Action

• Write one objective for each level of Blooms
  Taxonomy of Cognitive Development
• Re-evaluate your groups categories. What
  changes would you make to increase either the
  difficulty level or the cognitive level? Why?

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Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of educational
objectives The classification of educational
goals Handbook I, cognitive domain. New York
Toronto Longmans, Green.