Question

What was the first published taxonomy of the 'Taxonomy of Educational Objectives'?

• A. Cognitive Domain
• B. Affective Domain
• C. Psychomotor Domain
• D. General Objectives

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Cognitive Domain

Taxonomy of Instructional Objectives

• The taxonomy of instructional objectives is basically a classificatory scheme. 

• The idea of taxonomy of instructional objectives emerged at an informal meeting of college examiners attending the American Psychological Association Convention (APAC) at Boston in 1948. 

• It was agreed upon to classify instructional objectives under three domains - Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor. 

• Cognitive domain includes those objectives which deal with the development of intellectual abilities related to the acquisition, processing and mastery of knowledge. 

• Affective domain includes those objectives which are concerned with desirable modifications in the emotional patterns related to appreciation, interests, attitudes, values, etc.

•  Psychomotor domain includes the development of manipulative or motor skills.

• Based on the above decision, a team of professors headed by Dr. Benjamin S. Bloom of the University of Chicago (USA) developed books on "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives' in 1956. 

• This taxonomies are often referred to as Bloom's Taxonomy. 

• The first among the taxonomies published was “The taxonomy of the educational objective: cognitive domain”.

• This work was the first real effort to identify what learning really was.