The domains of learning can be categorized as cognitive domain knowledge, psychomotor domain skills and affective domain attitudes. Blooms revised taxonomy contents university of the highlands. Benjamin bloom 19 1999, was an american educational psychologist who developed a classification of learning levels now known as blooms taxonomy with his colleagues bloom studied at pennsylvania state university, where he earned his bachelors and masters degrees. Every discipline has some quibble with the specifics of these taxonomies. The three types of learning the committee identified three domains of educational activities or. Many of those are based on blooms taxonomy, which is a classification of actionable objectives for learning opportunities. Taxonomies of learning derek bok center, harvard university. Taxonomies of learning in the 1950s, benjamin bloom and a group of collaborating psychologists created what is known as blooms taxonomy, which is a framework for levels of understanding. Blooms taxonomy was created in 1956 under the leadership of educational psychologist dr benjamin bloom in order to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating, rather than just remembering facts rote learning. Blooms taxonomy and online resources a well designed course is built on a foundation of actionable learning objectives. Blooms taxonomy helps educators create appropriate learning activities for the level of learning that is taking place. He acknowledges that the verb lists come from the washington state board of vocational education. Download a pdf on using blooms revised taxonomy which provides. Blooms taxonomy of educational objectives this material is largely drawn from a handout from dr robert kleinsasser school of languages and comparative cultural studies, uq.
For example, on a course focused at the lower levels of learning, an activity that involves analysis or creation may be unsuitable. Revised blooms taxonomy rbt employs the use of 25 verbs that create collegial understanding of student behavior and learning outcome. Comprehension student translates, comprehends, or interprets information based on prior learning. Our point is not to suggest that they are sacrosanct. Blooms taxonomy emerging perspectives on learning, teaching and.