THE LEARNING PROCESS

THE DOMAINS OF LEARNING

Cognitive Affective Psychomotor

Knowledge Receive Reflex Movement
Comprehension Respond Basic Fundamental Movements
Application Value Perceptual Abilities
Analysis Organize Physical Abilities
Synthesis Characterize Skilled Movements
Evaluation Non-discursive Communication

Cognitive Domain

Behavior
Level Examples of Activity Key Words
Descriptions
Student recalls or
recognizes multiple-choice test, arrange, define,
information, recount facts or describe, label,
ideas, and statistics, recall a list, memorize,
Knowledge
principles in the process, rules, recognize, relate,
approximate definitions; quote law reproduce, select,
form in which or procedure state, write
they were learned
explain, reiterate,
reword, critique,
Student explain or interpret classify,
translates, meaning from a given summarise,
comprehends, or scenario or statement, illustrate, translate,
Comprehension interprets suggest treatment, review, report,
information reaction or solution to discuss, re-write,
based on given problem, create estimate, interpret,
previous learning examples or metaphors theorize,
paraphrase,
reference, example
Application Student selects, put a theory into use, apply,
transfers, and practical effect, discover, manage,
uses data and demonstrate, solve a execute, solve,
principles to problem, manage an produce,
complete a activity implement,
problem or task construct, change,
with a minimum prepare, conduct,
 perform, react,
of direction respond, role-play,
demonstrate
identify constituent
Student
parts and functions of a analyse, break
distinguishes,
process or concept, or down, catalogue,
classifies, and
de-construct a compare, contrast,
relates the
methodology or quantify, measure,
assumptions,
Analysis process, making test, examine,
hypotheses,
qualitative assessment experiment, relate,
evidence, or
of elements, graph, diagram,
structure of a
relationships, values plot, extrapolate,
statement or
and effects; measure value, divide
question
requirements or needs
develop plans or
Student develop, plan,
procedures, design
originates, build, create,
solutions, integrate
integrates, and design, organize,
methods, resources,
combines ideas revise, formulate,
Synthesis ideas, parts; create
into a product, propose, establish,
teams or new
plan or proposal assemble,
approaches, write
that is new to integrate, re-
protocols or
him or her arrange, modify
contingencies
Create, Design,
Hypothesize,
review options or plans;
Invent, Develop,
Student assess sustainability;
review, justify,
appraises, produce the justification
assess, present a
assesses, or for something, calculate
case for, defend,
Evaluation critiques on a the effects of a plan or
report on,
basis of specific strategy; perform an
investigate, direct,
standards and analysis with
appraise, argue
criteria recommendations and
Judge,
justifications
Recommend,
Critique, Justify

Affective Domain

Level Behavior Examples of Key Words

 Descriptions Activity
listen to teacher or
ask, listen, focus,
trainer, take interest
attend, take part,
the student passively in session or learning
discuss,
pays attention. experience, take
Receive acknowledge, hear,
Without this level no notes, turn up, make
be open to, retain,
learning can occur time for learning
follow, concentrate,
experience,
read, do, feel
participate passively
participate actively react, respond, seek
in group discussion, clarification,
active participation interpret, clarify,
in activity, interest in provide other
the student reacts in
Respond outcomes, references and
some way
enthusiasm for examples,
action, question and contribute, question,
probe ideas, suggest present, cite, write,
interpretation perform
The student attaches a decide worth and
value to an object, relevance of ideas, argue, challenge,
phenomenon, or piece experiences; accept debate, refute,
Value
of information and or commit to confront, justify,
expresses personal particular stance or persuade, criticize
opinions action
Students can put
together different
values, information, build, develop,
qualify and quantify
and ideas and formulate, defend,
personal views, state
accommodate them modify, relate,
Organize personal position
within their own prioritize, reconcile,
and reasons, state
schema; comparing, contrast, arrange,
beliefs
relating and compare
elaborating on what
has been learnt
Students hold a
particular value or
belief that now exerts self-reliant; behave act, display,
Characterize influence on their consistently with influence, solve,
behavior so that it personal value set practice
becomes a
characteristic

Psychomotor Domain
 Behavior Examples of
Level Key Words
Descriptions Activity
involuntary respond physically
Reflex Movement react, respond
reaction instinctively
Basic alter position, move,
basic simple grasp, walk, stand,
Fundamental perform simple
movement throw
Movements action
use than one ability
catch, write,
Perceptual in response to
basic response explore, distinguish
Abilities different sensory
using senses
perceptions
develop strength, endure, maintain,
Physical Abilities fitness endurance, agility, repeat, increase,
control improve, exceed
execute and adapt drive, build, juggle,
Skilled complex
advanced, integrated play a musical
Movements operations
movements instrument, craft
express and convey
meaningfully activity expresses feeling and
Non-discursive
expressive meaningful meaning through
Communication
activity or output interpretation movement and
actions