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RV Oct. ‘14
Bloom’s revised taxonomy for affective development (attitudes).
Category Actions Key verbs
Receiving: Engage - ask - use - erect
Is willing to notice a particular - choose - reply - locate
Listen to others with respect. Listen for and remember the name of newly introduced
phenomenon. - describe - hold - name
people.
- follow - identify - point to
Observe, be conscious of, realise, be sensitive, attend, listen, discriminate, be alert, - give - sit - select
prefer.
Responding: Respond - answer - greet - read
Reacts with compliance, then - assist - help - recite
Participates in class discussions. Gives a presentation. Questions new ideals, concepts,
willingly, then with satisfaction. - aid - label - report
models, etc. in order to fully understand them. Know the safety rules and practices them.
- comply - perform - select
Willing, comply, obey, look, engage, display, practice, respond, assume, cooperate, - conform - practice - tell
contribute, volunteer, exhibit, consider, participate, enrich, extend, explore. - discuss - present - write
Choosing: Accept...decide choices - complete - initiate - report
Decides and/or accepts the value, - demonstrate - invite - select
Demonstrates belief in the democratic process. Is sensitive towards individual and cultural
importance or worth of a thing. - differentiate - join - share
differences (value diversity). Shows the ability to solve problems. Proposes a plan to social
improvement and follows through with commitment. Informs management on matters - explain - justify - study
that one feels strongly about. - follow - propose - work
- form - read
Continuing desires, grow, feel, participate, assume responsibility, enable, initiate,
examine, prefer, accept, devote, show loyalty.
Organisation: Evaluate - adhere - defend - modify
Values organised into hierarchy of - alter - explain - order
Recognizes the need for balance between freedom and responsible behaviour. Accepts
importance; determines - arrange - formulate - organise
responsibility for one’s behaviour. Explains the role of systematic planning in solving
interrelationships; adapts problems. Accepts professional ethical standards. Creates a life plan in harmony with - combine - generalise - prepare
behaviour to value system. abilities, interests, and beliefs. Prioritizes time effectively to meet the needs of the - compare - identify - relate
organization, family, and self. - complete - integrate - synthesise
Crystallise, relate, weigh, is realistic, judge, regulate.
Characterisation: Autonomy - act - modify - question
Generalises certain values into - discriminate - perform - revise
Shows self-reliance when working independently. Cooperates in group activities (displays
controlling tendencies; then - display - practice - serve
teamwork). Uses an objective approach in problem solving. Displays a professional
emphasises internal consistency; commitment to ethical practice on a daily basis. - influence - propose - solve
then integrates values into life Revises judgments and changes behaviour in light of new evidence. Values people for - listen - qualify - verify
philosophy and world view. what they are, not how they look.
Ready, revise, change, view, approach, plan, arrive, relay, examine, judge, is consistent.
RV Oct. ‘14
Bloom’s revised taxonomy for psycho-motor development (skills).
Category Actions Key words
Imitation: Copy copies, traces, follows, react, reproduce,
Observing and patterning behaviour after someone else. responds
Copying a work of art. Performs a mathematical equation as
The early stages in learning a complex skill that includes imitation and demonstrated. Follows instructions to build a model. Responds
trial and error. Performance may be of low quality. . hand-signals of instructor while learning to operate a forklift.
Manipulation: Experiment Assembles, calibrates, constructs,
Being able to perform certain actions by following instructions and dismantles, displays, fastens, fixes,
practicing. Creates work on one's own, after taking lessons, or reading about grinds, heats, manipulates, measures,
it. Use a personal computer. Repair a leaking faucet. Drive a car.
mends, mixes, organizes, sketches.
This is the intermediate stage in learning a complex skill. Learned
responses have become habitual and the movements can be
performed with some confidence and proficiency.
Precision: Refine...Predict Assembles, builds, calibrates, constructs,
Refining, becoming more exact. Can predict outcomes. dismantles, displays, fastens, fixes,
Utter sounds of satisfaction or expletives as soon as they hit a grinds, heats, manipulates, measures,
The skillful performance of motor acts that involve complex tennis ball or throw a football, because they can tell by the feel of
mends, mixes, organizes, sketches.
movement patterns. Proficiency is indicated by a quick, accurate, and the act what the result will produce. Manoeuvres a car into a tight
highly coordinated performance, requiring a minimum of energy. This parallel parking spot. Operates a computer quickly and accurately.
Displays competence while playing the piano. NOTE: The Key Words are the same as
category includes performing without hesitation, and automatic
performance. Few errors are apparent. Mechanism, but will have adverbs or
adjectives that indicate that the
performance is quicker, better, more
accurate, etc.
Adaptation: Modify Adapts, alters, changes, rearranges,
Well-developed skills, can modify movement patterns to fit special reorganizes, revises, varies.
requirements. Responds effectively to unexpected experiences.
Modifies instruction to meet the needs of the learners. Perform a
Coordinating a series of actions, achieving harmony and internal task with a machine that it was not originally intended to do
consistency. (machine is not damaged and there is no danger in performing).
Producing a video that involves music, drama, colour, etc.
Origination: Generate (Agency) Arranges, builds, combines, composes,
Creating new movement patterns to fit a particular situation or constructs, creates, designs, initiate,
specific problem. Learning outcomes emphasize creativity based upon Constructs a new theory. Develops a new and comprehensive makes, originates.
highly developed skills. training programming. Creates a new gymnastic routine.
RV Oct. ‘14
Cognitive Affective Psychomotor
Remembering: Know Receiving: Engage. Imitation: Copy.
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