Blog #2 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (first published in 1956) formulated hierarchies in three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor

There are three main domains of learning and all teachers should know about them and use them to construct lessons. These domains are cognitive (thinking), affective (emotion/feeling), and psychomotor (physical/kinesthetic). Each domain o has a taxonomy associated with it. A taxonomy is simply a word for a classification. All of the taxonomies  are arranged so that they proceed from the simplest to more complex levels.

Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)

Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude or self)

Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)

- See more at: http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html#sthash.apj50d0P.dpuf

Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)

Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude or self)

Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)

- See more at: http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html#sthash.apj50d0P.dpuf

Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)

Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude or self)

Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)

- See more at: http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html#sthash.apj50d0P.dpuf

Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)

The Taxonomy has six levels:
 1) remembering, 2) understanding, 3) applying, 4) analyzing, 5) evaluating, and 6) creating.

A quote from Leslie Owen Wilson, 

"Remember that the trick in effectively planning lessons — there has to be the intention for growth specifically in the selected domain area!  Learning takes place in ALL 3 domains and wise teachers combine domains so that lessons and learning  are more holistic and multidimensional."