Learning Taxonomies
- emmaleighamunro
- Sep 4, 2015
- 1 min read
According to Bloom's Taxonomy:
The Cognitive Domain is represented by the head and is measured by tests.
The Psychomotor Domain is represented by the hand and is measured by checklists.
The Effective Domain is represented by the heart and is measured by rubrics.

Cognitive:
There are 6 levels of thinking:
1. Recall - Internalize internal information and the ability to recall it.
2. Comprehension - Understanding and comparisons. (A majority of Post Secondary instruction is at this level)
3. Application - Apply formulas and concepts to solve problems, scenarios, or case studies.
4. Analysis - Make inferences, assimilate new information and determine patterns.
5. Evaluation - Formulate judgments.
6. Create - Develop projects and even teach content.
Psychomotor:
1. Perception - Pick up on non-verbal ques.
2. Set - Ability to act with the awareness of ones own ability and limitations.
3. Guided Response - Follow instruction and experiment.
4. Mechanism - Responses are habitual.
5. Complex Overt Responses - Quick and automatic responses.
6. Adaptation - Improvising to stimuli.
7. Origination - Creative solutions.
Effective:
1. Receiving - Being open, receptive, and listening.
2. Responding - Actively participating.
3. Valuing - Individual perceives value.
4. Organizing - Individual sets goals and has an intrinsic motivation.
5. Characterizing - Individual is an ambassador.
Lesson Planning. Lecture conducted by Glenn Galy.
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