BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Report by: Ms. Berna Jane V. De Vera
 What is Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objective?

 Blooms Taxonomy is hierarchical classification system used to define and

distinguish different levels of human cognition.

 Bloom’s Taxonomy consist of three learning domains: cognitive, affective, and

psychomotor. These three domains correspond to the three types of goals that
teachers want to assess: knowledge based goal, affective goal, and skills based
goal.
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational
Objectives
Classified objective into 3 domains

1. Cognitive
Domain

3. Psychomotor 2. Affective
Domain Domain
Cognitive Domain Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives
Level of expertise Description Illustrative Verbs Sample Objectives

KNOWLEDGE The ability to recall  Define Define Bloom’s

information  List Taxonomy of
 State Educational Objective
 Identify
 Know
COMPREHENSION The ability to  Explain Explain the importance
understand  Interpret of Bloom’s Taxonomy of
 Discuss Educational Objective in
 Summarize the Cognitive Domain
 Translate
APPLICATION The ability to use an  Apply Apply Bloom’s
understood concept in a  Produce Taxonomy of
new situation  Illustrate Educational Objective in
 Use the cognitive domain
 Demonstrate
 Cognitive
Domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives
Level of expertise Description Illustrative Verbs Sample Objectives

ANALYSIS The ability to separate  Compare Compare and contrast

concept into its  Contrast the six level of expertise
components  Differentiate in Bloom’s taxonomy of
 Categories educational objective in
 Classifies the cognitive domain
SYNTHESIS The ability to put  Compose Compose learning
understood parts  Construct targets using Bloom’s
together  Create Taxonomy
 Design
 Integrate
EVALUATION The ability to make  Evaluate Evaluate the
judgement  Judge congruence between
 Conclude learning targets and
 Criticize assessment method
 Appraise
 Affective
Domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives
Level of expertise Description Illustrative Verbs Example of measurable
student outcome

RECEIVING Open to experience,  Ask When the teacher is

willingness to receive  Select discussing, I listen and
information  Gives take notes for important
 Listen details.
 Describes
RESPONDING React & participate  Recites I complete my homework
actively  Reads and participate in class.
 Presents
 Performs
 Answers
VALUING Attach values and  Justify I seek out information in
express personal opinions  Explain popular media related to
 Differentiate my class.
 Argue
 Challenge
 Affective
Domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives
Level of expertise Description Illustrative Verbs Example of
measurable student
outcome

ORGANIZATON Reconcile internal  Modify Some of the ideas I

conflicts; develop value  Relate have learned in my
system  Compare class differ from my
 Defend previous beliefs. How
 Organize can I resolve this?

CHARACTERIZATION Adopts a long term  Act I decided to take my

value system that is  Display family on a vacation to
pervasive consistent  Influence visit some of the places
and predictable  Solve I learned from the class.
 Practice
 Psychomotor
Domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives
Level of expertise Description Illustrative Verbs

REFLEX MOVEMENT Involuntary reaction react, respond

BASIC FUNDAMENTAL Basic simple movement walk, stand, throw

MOVEMENTS

PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES Basic response catch, write explore, distinguish

using senses

SKILLED MOVEMENTS Complex operations drive, build, play a musical

instrument, craft

NON-DISCURSIVE Meaningfully expressive activity express & convey feeling &

COMMUNICATION or output meaning through movement &
actions