Question

Which of the following does not come under cognitive domain ?

• A. Knowledge
• B. Application
• C. Understanding
• D. Naturalisation

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Naturalisation

Cognitive domain

• Cognitive domain represents the intellectual component of mental life which is the primary and important aspect of education.

• This domain includes those objectives which deal with knowing, thinking and problem solving.

• Instructional, objectives of cognitive domain include : Knowledge - Comprehension - Application - Analysis - Synthesis - Evaluation.

1. Knowledge : Knowledge involves, universal pattern, structure etc.

2. Comprehension : Higher level than knowledge includes the understanding of the material to be communicated. The person has to go beyond the level of recall and recognition by intellectually processing of the information.

3. Application : The person uses his knowledge and comprehension of concepts, principles ideas or procedure in particular situation for solving a problem.

4. Analysis : Analysis is the ability to different facts of options breakdown of material into its components and the detection of inter relationship of the components and the manner in which they are organised.

5. Synthesis : It is an ability at higher level of cognition. It includes the ability to give new shapes or structure to statements or procedure.

6. Evaluation : The highest level of cognitive ability. It enables the person to judge a material method, product or process against a standard and to establish the worth of it.