PSYCHOMOTOR

ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING 1
ACCORDING TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY:

PSYCHOMOTOR.

ADJECTIVE. PSY·​C HO·​M O·​T OR

1. : OF OR RELATING TO MOTOR ACTION

DIRECTLY PROCEEDING FROM MENTAL
ACTIVITY.
PSYCHOMOTOR IN EDUCATION:

THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL SKILLS SUCH AS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAND-EYE
COORDINATION AND THE USE OF MOTOR
SKILLS. PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS HELP
PEOPLE PERFORM PHYSICAL TASKS IN
DAILY LIFE AND AT WORK.
INTRODUCTION
IN THE EARLY CATEGORIES, E. SIMPSON, DAVE,
AND A.S. HARROW RECOMMENDED CATEGORIES
FOR THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN WHICH INCLUDED
PHYSICAL COORDINATION, MOVEMENT AND USE OF
THE MOTOR SKILLS BODY PARTS. DEVELOPMENT OF
THESE SKILLS REQUIRES CONSTANT PRACTICE IN
ACCURACY AND SPEED.
ELIZABETH SIMPSON

PROFESSOR
1972
7 LEVELS
STUDIED CONCEPTS OF
SENSORY CUES GUIDING
MENTAL ACTIVITY, NEW
MOVEMENTS CREATED FOR
SPECIAL SITUATIONS, AND
MOVEMENTS MODIFIED
FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS.
FIRST SIMPSON CATEGORY:

PERCEPTION (AWARENESS)
THE ABILITY TO USE THE SENSORY CUES TO
GUIDE MOTOR ACTIVITY. THIS RANGES FROM
SENSORY STIMULATION, THROUGH CUE SELECTION
TO TRANSLATION.

KEY WORDS: CHOOSES, DESCRIBES, DETECTS, DIFFERENTIATES,

DISTINGUISHES, IDENTIFIES, ISOLATES, RELATES, SELECTS
SECOND SIMPSON CATEGORY:

SET
READINESS TO ACT. IT INCLUDES MENTAL,
PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL SETS. THESE THREE SETS
ARE DISPOSITIONS THAT PREDETERMINE A PERSON'S
RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS (SOMETIMES
CALLED MINDSETS).

KEY WORDS: BEGINS, DISPLAYS, EXPLAINS, MOVES, PROCEEDS,

REACTS, SHOWS, STATES, VOLUNTEERS
THIRD SIMPSON CATEGORY:

GUIDED RESPONSE
THE EARLY STAGES IN LEARNING A COMPLEX
SKILL THAT INCLUDES IMITATION AND TRIAL AND
ERROR. ADEQUACY OF PERFORMANCE IS ACHIEVED
BY PRACTICING.

KEY WORDS: COPIES, TRACES, FOLLOWS, REACT, REPRODUCE,

RESPONDS
FOURTH SIMPSON CATEGORY:

MECHANISM (BASIC PROFICIENCY)

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.

KEY WORDS: ASSEMBLES, CALIBRATES, CONSTRUCTS,

DISMANTLES, DISPLAYS, FASTENS, FIXES, GRINDS, HEATS,
MANIPULATES, MEASURES, MENDS, MIXES, ORGANIES, SKETCHES
FIFTH SIMPSON CATEGORY:

COMPLEX OVERT RESPONSE (EXPERT)

THE SKILLFUL PERFORMANCE OF MOTOR ACTS
THAT INVOLVE COMPLEX MOVEMENT PATTERNS.
PROFICIENCY IS INDICATED BY A QUICK, ACCURATE
AND HIGHLY COORDINATED PERFORMNCE,
REQUIRING A MINIMUM OF ENERGY. THIS CATEGORY
INCLUDES PERFORMING WITHOUT HESITATION, AND
AUTOMATIC PERFORMANCE.
FIFTH SIMPSON CATEGORY:

COMPLEX OVERT RESPONSE (EXPERT)

KEY WORDS: ASSEMBLES, BUILDS, CALIBRATES, CONSTRUCTS,
DISMANTLES, DISPLAYS, FASTENS, FIXES, GRINDS, HEATS,
MANIPULATES, MEASURES, MENDS, MIXES, ORGANIZES, SKETCHES

NOTE: THE KEY WORD AS THE SAME AS MECHANISM, BUT WILL

HAVE ADVERBS THAT INDICATES THAT THE PERFORMANCE IS
QUICKER, BETTER, MORE ACCURATE, ETC.
SIXTH SIMPSON CATEGORY:

ADAPTATION
SKILLS ARE WELL DEVELOPED AND THE
INDIVIDUAL CAN MODIFY MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO
FIT SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.

KEY WORDS: ADAPTS, ALTERS, CHANGES, REARRACHES,

REORGANIZES, REVISES, VARIES
SEVENTH SIMPSON CATEGORY:

ORGANIZATION
CREATING NEW MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO FIT
A PARTICULAR SITUATION OR SPECIFIC PROBLEM.
LEARNING OUTCOMES EMPHASIZE CREATIVITY
BASED UPON HIGHLY DEVELOPED SKILLS.

KEY WORDS: ARRANGES, BUILDS, COMBINES, COMPOSES,

CONSTRUCTS, CREATES, DESIGNS, INITIATE, MAKES, ORIGINATES
RAVINDRAKUMAR H. DAVE

PROFESSOR
1967
5 LEVELS
STUDIED OBSERVING AND
COPYING OTHERS, THE
ACQUISITION OF TWO OR
MORE SKILLS PERFORMED
TOGETHER, AND THE
HABITUATION OF SKILLS.
FIRST DAVE CATEGORY:

IMITATION
OBSERVING AND PATTERNING BEHAVIOR
AFTER SOMEONE ELSE. PERFORMANCE MAY BE OF
LOW QUALITY.

KEY WORDS: COPY, FOLLOW, MIMIC, REPEAT, REPLICATE,

REPRODUCE, TRACE
SECOND DAVE CATEGORY:

MANIPULATION
BEING ABLE TO PERFORM CERTAIN ACTIONS
BY MEMORY OR FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.

KEY WORDS: ACT, BUILD, EXECUTE, PERFORM

THIRD DAVE CATEGORY:

PRECISION
REFINING, BECOMING MORE EXACT.
PERFORMING A SKILL WITHIN A HIGH DEGREE OF
PRECISION.

KEY WORDS: CALIBRATE, DEMONSTRATE, MASTER, PERFECTIONISM

FOURTH DAVE CATEGORY:

ARTICULATION
COORDINATING AND ADAPTING A SERIES OF
ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE HARMONY AND INTEREST
CONSISTENCY.

KEY WORDS: ADAPT, CONSTRUCT, COMBINE, CREATES,

COSTUMIZE, MODIFIES, FORMULATE
FIFTH DAVE CATEGORY:

NATURALIZATION
MASTERING A HIGH LEVEL PERFORMANCE
UNTIL IT BECOMES SECOND-NATURE OR NATURAL,
WITHOUT NEEDING TO THINK MUCH ABOUT IT.

KEY WORDS: CREATE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, INVENT, MANAGE,

NATURALLY
ANITA HARROWS

AUTHOR
1972
6 LEVELS
STUDIED AUTOMATIC
REFLEXES, BODY
LANGUAGE, AND
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING STRENGTH
AND ENDURANCE.
FIRST HARROW CATEGORY:

REFLEX MOVEMENTS
REACTIONS THAT ARE NOT LEARNED, SUCH AS
INVOLUNTARY REACTION.

KEY WORDS: REACT, RESPOND

SECOND HARROW CATEGORY:

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS
BASIC MOVEMENTS SUCH AS WALKING OR
GRASPING.

KEY WORDS: GRASP AN OBJECT, THROW A BALL, WALK

THIRD HARROW CATEGORY:

PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES
RESPONSE TO STIMULI SUCH AS VISUAL,
AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC, OR TACTILE
DISCRIMINATION.

KEY WORDS: CATCH A BALL, DRAW, WRITE

FOURTH HARROW CATEGORY:

PHYSICAL ABILITIES (FITNESSS)

STAMINA THAT MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS STRENGTH AND
AGILITY.

KEY WORDS: AGILITY, ENDURANCE, STRENGTH

FIFTH HARROW CATEGORY:

SKILLED MOVEMENTS
ADVANCED LEARNED MOVEMENTS AS ONE
WOULD FIND IN SPORTS OR ACTING.

KEY WORDS: ADAPT, CONSTRUCTS, CREATES, MODIFIES

SIXTH HARROW CATEGORY:

NONDISCURSIVE COMMUNICATION
USE EFFECTIVE BODY LANGUAGE, SUCH AS
GESTURES AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

KEY WORDS: ARRANGE, COMPOSE, INTERPRETATION

 THESE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
SIMPSON, DAVE AND HARROW HAVE
BEEN REORGANIZED AND SIMPLIFIED
INTO FOUR CATEGORIES OR LEVELS.
SIMPLIFIED AND RE-ORGANIZED CATEGORIES OR
LEVELS OF LEARNING IN THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

OBSERVING
ACTIVE MENTAL ATTENTION TO A PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY.

OUTCOME VERBS: WATCH, DETECT, DISTINGUISH, DIFFERENTIATE,

DESCRIBE, RELATE, SELECT
 OBSERVING
LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENT:

DETECTED NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION CUES;

WATCH A MORE EXPERIENCED PERSON; OBSERVE
AND READ DIRECTIONS
SIMPLIFIED AND RE-ORGANIZED CATEGORIES OR
LEVELS OF LEARNING IN THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

IMITATING
ATTEMPT TO COPY A PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR.

OUTCOME VERBS: BEGIN, EXPLAIN, MOVE, DISPLAY, PROCEED,

REACT, SHOW, STATE, VOLUNTEER
 IMITATING
LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENT:

SHOW UNDERSTANDING AND DO SEQUENCE OF

STEPS WITH ASSISTANCE; RECOGNIZE ONE'S
LIMITATIONS
SIMPLIFIED AND RE-ORGANIZED CATEGORIES OR
LEVELS OF LEARNING IN THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

PRACTISING
PERFORMING A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY
REPEATEDLY.

OUTCOME VERBS: BEND, CALIBRATE, CONSTRUCT, DIFFERENTIATE,

DISMANTLE, DISPLAY, FATES, FIX, GRASP, GRIND, HANDLE,
MEASURE, MIX, OPERATE, MANIPULATE, MEND
 PRACTISING
LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENT:

OPERATE QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY; DISPLAY

COMPETENCE WHILE PERFORMING, PERFORMANCE
IS MOVING TOWARDS BECOMING AUTOMATIC AND
SMOOTH
SIMPLIFIED AND RE-ORGANIZED CATEGORIES OR
LEVELS OF LEARNING IN THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

ADAPTING
FINE TUNING THE SKILL AND MAKING MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO ATTAIN PERFECTION.

OUTCOME VERBS: ORGANIZE, RELAX, SHORTEN, SKETCH, WRITE,

RE-ARRANGE, COMPOSE, CREATE, DESIGN, ORIGINATE
 ADAPTING
LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENT:

PERFORM AUTOMATICALLY; CONSTRUCT A NEW

SCHEME / SEQUENCE; APPLY SKILL IN NEW
SITUATION; CREATE A NEW ROUTINE, DEVELOP A
NEW PROGRAM
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