The Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Domains: The Taxonomy of the Traditional Learner

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Author(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 17
Source title: Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-824-6.ch004

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, better known as Bloom’s Taxonomy, is a classification system that governs how learning objectives are designed, implemented and assessed. First proposed in 1956, Benjamin Bloom began his scrutiny into educational objectives by exploring the cognitive domain (which will serve as the focus for this chapter). Later, with other colleagues including Lorin W. Krathwohl and S. R. Kibler, he considered the affective and psychomotor domains to round out his body of study. Bloom’s taxonomy differentiates six levels of teaching and learning: (1) knowledge, (2) comprehension, (3) application, (4) analysis, (5) synthesis, and (6) evaluation. This chapter offers a perspective for developing instruction purposely targeting the traditional learner.

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