Affective Domain

Definitions of the Affective Domain

• The affective domain describes learning
objectives that emphasize a feeling tone, an
emotion, or a degree of acceptance or rejection.
• Affective objectives vary from simple attention
to selected phenomena to complex but internally
consistent qualities of character and conscience.
• A large number of such objectives in the
literature expressed as interests, attitudes,
appreciations, values, and emotional sets or
biases. [from Krathwohl et al, 1964 ]
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The Affective Domain and Other
Domains
 Affective Domain Affects Learning
• Positive
A teacher praises a young learner on the picture she is
drawing. The child feels good about herself and is
encouraged to challenge new areas.
• Negative
A piano teacher slams her fist down on the piano and
asks their pupil why they are so dense and talent-
less. The pupil goes away feeling worthless and
begins thinking of ways to get out of the next
lesson.