Cognitive Domain

Domains of Learning Taxonomy

The more useful categorizations of learning
objectives includes three domains: cognitive
domain (knowledge), affective domain (attitudes,
beliefs, and values), and psychomotor domain
(physical skills).
A taxonomy of educational objectives is a
systematic classification scheme for sorting learning
outcomes into the three broad categories
(cognitive, affective, and psychomotor) and ranking
the desired outcomes in a developmental hierarchy
from least complex to most complex.

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The Three DOMAINS
Three Domains of Learning
Cognitive Domain “Thinking”

Affective Domain “Feeling”

Psychomotor Domain “Doing”

 1.Cognitive domain

The mental or intellectual thinking behaviors

demonstrated by an individual
COGNITIVE DOMAIN
 Bloom’s Evaluation

Taxonomy is an Synthesis

order of learning Analysis

with six levels.A Application

Comprehension

Knowledge
1. KNOWLEDGE
Recalling, Remembering, and
Recognizing.
Emphasizing facts, information, and
specifics. Involves remembering material in
form very close to how it was originally
presented.
Depends upon memorizing or identifying
facts without asking beyond.
2. COMPREHENSION

Describing and Explaining

Grasping the meaning and intent of the
material.
Deals with content and involves ability to
understand what is being communicated.
3. APPLICATION
Applying Information
Using what is remembered and
comprehended.
Applies learning to real life, new, and/or
concrete situations.
It is ability to use knowledge and learned
material in meaningful ways.
4. ANALYSIS
Reasoning
Breaking material into parts and
determining the relationships of these parts
to each other and to the whole.

Analyzing Relationships
Taking one portion or piece at a time to
clarify the overall idea.
5. SYNTHESIS
Creating

Putting together parts and elements into a new form.

Organizing ideas into new patterns and putting

materials together in a structure which was not there
before.
6. EVALUATION
Evaluating

Judging the values of ideas, methods,

materials, procedures, and solutions by
developing and/or using appropriate
criteria.
Cognitive Domain Levels

Creative Thinking Critical Thinking

Synthesis Evaluation

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge
 Cognitive Domain Levels
Level Description Verbs
Knowledge To recall or recognize information in Define
some pre-arranged form. List
Comprehen- To understand meaning of information Describe
sion based on prior learning. Explain
Interpret
Application To utilize information to complete a Compute
task with limited direction. Solve
Use
Analysis To classify and relate assumptions or Contrast
evidence. Examine
Synthesis To integrate or combine ideas into a Design
new product or plan. Develop
Organize
Evaluation Critique idea based on specific Appraise
standards and criteria. Judge
Justify