Competency and Domains

of Learning
By: Matheas S. (Ass. Prof.)
Expected Learning
Outcome

• Discuss competency and CBA

• Analyze the learning domains
and their levels.
• Design a predictive model exit
exam
 Brainstorming

• What is competency?

• How is CBA is different from academic

performance evaluation?
 Why we Teach?

The four pillars of Education for the 21st by

UNESCO,
•Learning to Know,
•Learning to do,
•Learning to Live and
•Learning to Be
 Competency Defined
The ability to perform a specific task, action or function
successfully

Competencies consist of a description of the essential skills,

knowledge, attitudes/behaviors required for effective
performance of a real-world task or activity.

Competency = Knowledge + Skill + Attitude/Behaviour

 Knowledge is an organized body of information, usually
of a factual or procedural nature of subject matter, facts,
and principles, that when applied makes successful
performance of the task possible (in other words, what a
practitioner needs to know).

Competencies Skill – proficient manual, verbal

or mental manipulation of data or
things.
(main
components) Attitude - the manner in which we deal
with things emotionally, such as
feelings, values, appreciation,
enthusiasm, motivation, responsibility
Domains of learning
 Cognitive Domain
• Cognitive behaviors include a range of intellectual
activities such as memorizing, interpreting, applying,
problem solving, reasoning, analyzing and thinking
critically.

• It is about Cognition or thinking

Levels of Cognitive Domain
Examples of Student Activities and Verbs for Bloom’s
Cognitive Levels
Cont….
Psychomotor domain

• This level deals with the skills of the

students.

• This domain includes behaviors that

rely heavily on muscular system

• It is about Skill development

Levels of
learning in
psychomoto
r domain
Affective Domain

• This involve feelings, attitudes, interests,

preferences, values, and emotions.

• Emotional stability, motivation, trustworthiness,

self-control, and personality are all examples of
affective characteristics.

• It is related to attitude/emotions
Levels of
learning in
affective
domain
Make a reflection on the
alignment of Learning
outcome, Teaching &
learning activity and
Assessment.
Alignment between Objectives, Learning activity and Assessment
 • Include the three domains
Include

• Prepare items across all levels of each

Prepare domain

• Integrate items with the real

Remarks on Integrate world/working environment

Model Exit • Know the details of the program

competency
Exam
Know

• Make sure you are with the blue-print

Make

• Review the exam

Review