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What do you mean by domain?

Learning can be divided into three domains:

 Cognitive:  This is the most commonly used domain.  It deals with the intellectual side of
learning.
 Affective:  This domain includes objectives relating to interest, attitude, and values
relating to learning the information.
 Psychomotor:  This domain focuses on motor skills and actions that require physical
coordination.

What verbs should I use for each domain?

Cognitive Affective Psychomotor


Remembering Receiving (listening and being  Imitation (learner imitates an action after a
attentive) visual demonstration)
 Define
 Duplicate  Ask  Align
 Draw  Choose  Balance
 List  Describe  Follow
 Label  Follow  Grasp
 Memorize  Give  Hold
 Name  Hold  Place
 Recall  Identify  Repeat
 Recite  Locate  Rest
 Repeat  Name  Step
 Reproduce  Point to
 State  Select Manipulation (performance of an action with
 Sit written/verbal instructions)
Understanding  Erect
 Reply  Align
 Classify  Use  Balance
 Describe  Follow
 Discuss Responding (active participation)  Grasp
 Explain  Hold
 Identify  Answer  Place
 Locate  Assist  Repeat
 Recognize  Comply
 Report  Conform Precision
 Select  Discuss
 Translate  Greet  Accurately
 Paraphrase  Help  Errorlessly
 Visualize  Label  Independently 
 Perform  Proficiently
Applying  Practice  With balance
 Present  With control
 Apply  Read
 Change  Recite Articulation (display of coordination of a
 Choose  Report series of related acts)
 Construct  Select
 Demonstrate  Tell 
 Confidence
 Dramatize  Write
 Coordination
 Employ  Harmony
 Illustrate Valuing (value attached to a  Integration 
 Interpret  subject)         Proportion
 Modify  Smoothness
 Operate  Complete  Speed
 Produce  Describe  Stability
 Schedule  Differentiate  Timing
 Sketch  Explain
 Solve  Follow Naturalization (high level of proficiency)
 Translate  Forms
 Use  Initiate  Automatically
 Write  Invite  Effortlessly
 Join  Naturally 
Analyzing                Justify  Professionally
 Propose  Routinely
 Categorize  Read  Spontaneously 
 Compare  Select  With ease
 Contrast  Share  With perfection
 Deduce  Study  With poise
 Discriminate  Work
 Distinguish
 Examine Organization (beginning to build
 Question consistent value system)
 Separate
 Test  Adhere
 Alter
Evaluating  Arrange
 Combine
 Appraise  Compare
 Argue  Complete
 Decide  Defend
 Critique  Explain
 Criticize  Generalize
 Defend  Identify
 Judge  Integrate
 Prioritize   Modify
 Rate  Order
 Rant  Organize
 Select  Relate
 Support  Synthesize
 Value
 Evaluate Characterization (value system
controls behavior)
Creating
 Act
 Assemble  Discriminate
 Construct  Display
 Create  Influence
 Compose  Listen
 Develop  Modify
 Formulate  Performs
 Invent  Practices
 Originate  Propose
 Write  Qualify
 Question
 Revise
 Serve
 Solve
 Use
 Verify

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