In the Name of Allah,

The Most Merciful The Beneficent, 1

Cognitive Domain
By
Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi

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 CLOs
Learning outcomes are statements of what a student should know,
understand and/or be able to demonstrate after completion of a
process of learning

• Learning outcomes must be simple and clearly described.

• Learning outcomes must be capable of being validly assessed.
• Help to explain more clearly to students what is expected of them
• Help teachers to focus more clearly on what exactly they want students to achieve
• Helps to define the assessment criteria more effectively.

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 Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
• Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives
• 1956- developed by Benjamin Bloom
• Means of expressing qualitatively different kinds of thinking
• Adapted for classroom use as a planning tool
• Continues to be one of the most universally applied models
• Provides a way to organize thinking skills into six levels, from the most basic to the higher
order levels of thinking
• 2000- Lorin Anderson (former student of Bloom) revisited the taxonomy
• As a result, a number of changes were made

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 Original Terms New Terms

• Evaluation •Creating
• Synthesis •Evaluating
• Analysis •Analysing
• Application •Applying
• Comprehension •Understanding
• Knowledge •Remembering
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(Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)
Three Domains of Bloom's Taxonomy
• Cognitive Domain:
 Focuses on intellectual skills, knowledge acquisition, and
mental processes.
• Affective Domain:
 Involves emotions, attitudes, values, and beliefs.
• Psychomotor Domain:
 Relates to physical skills and involves the development of
manual or physical abilities.

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Cognitive Domain
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Cognitive Domain

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Remembering
Action verbs
Choose ,Define , How, Label, List, Match, Name Recall , Relate ,Select

• List/Name of the three basic logic gates?

• This question is a remembering question because it asks the student
to recall three specific facts, namely the names of the three basic
logic gates. The student does not need to understand the function of
each gate or how they are used in digital circuits, they only need to
remember their names.

• What is the truth table for an AND gate?

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Understanding
Action Verbs
Compare • Contrast • Demonstrate • Explain • Extend • Illustrate • Infer • Interpret •
Outline • Relate • Rephrase • Show • Summarize
• What is the purpose of a flip-flop in digital circuits?
• This question is an understanding question because it asks the student to explain
the function of a flip-flop. The student does not need to know the internal workings
of a flip-flop, but they should be able to understand its role in storing and
manipulating data in digital circuits.

• How does a NAND gate function compared to an AND gate?

• This question asks the student to understand the differences between two similar
logic gates, the NAND gate and the AND gate. The student should be able to explain
that both gates output a low (0) signal when all inputs are low, but the NAND gate
outputs a high (1) signal when any input is high, while the AND gate only outputs a
high (1) signal when all inputs are high.
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Applying
Action Verbs
Apply • Construct • Develop • Experiment with • Identify • Make use of • Organize • Plan • Select • Solve • Utilize.
Implement

• Develop digital logic circuit that can convert a binary

number to Excess 3 code representation.
• Implement a full adder circuit using only NAND gates.

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Analyzing
Action Verbs
Analyze • Categorize • Classify • Compare • Conclusion • Contrast • Discover •
Distinguish • Divide • Examine • Function • Inference • Relationships • Simplify

• Analyze the combinational logic circuit with two inputs (A

and B) and one output (Y) defined by the Boolean
expression B+A. Determine the truth table for this circuit
and its functionality.
• Examine the propagation delay of a D flip-flop and identify
its impact on the overall timing of a sequential circuit

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Evaluating
Action Verbs
Evaluate • Assess • Compare • Conclude • Criteria • Criticize • Decide • Deduct • Defend • Determine • Estimate •
Evaluate • Importance • Influence • Interpret • Judge • Justify

• Evaluate the decimal equivalent number for a given 3-bit binary

number 101 (in unsigned binary representation).
• In the process of checking a 74LS283, 4-bit parallel adder, the
following voltage levels are observed on its inputs: 1-HIHG, 2-HIHG, 3-
HIHG, 4-HIHG, 5-LOW, 6-LOW, 7-LOW, 8-LOW, 9-HIGH, 10-LOW, 11-
HIHG, 12-LOW, 13-HIHG, 14-HIHG, and 15-HIHG, Evaluate the IC is
functioning properly.

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Creating
Action Verb
Create • Design • Develop • construt • Formulate • Invent • Make up • Develop • Solution

• Design a technique to optimize the performance and

power consumption of digital circuits.
• Design a new type of logic gate that can perform a
function not currently implemented by standard logic
gates.

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Example
Design a 2-to-1 multiplexer using basic logic gates (AND, OR, NOT). The multiplexer
should have two input lines (A and B), one select line (S), and one output line (Y).
Design the circuit based on the given truth table and ensure that the output Y
corresponds to the correct input based on the select line (S).
S A B
0 0 X 0
0 1 X 1
1 X 0 0
1 X 1 1

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