EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The three categories are part of Bloom’s taxonomy, a hierarchy that organizes cognitive, affective and psychomotor outcomes starting from the simplest behavior and ranging to the most complex: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation (ATD Learning System).

Detailed explanation-2: -The cognitive domain list has been the primary focus of most traditional education and is frequently used to structure curriculum learning objectives, assessments and activities. The models were named after Benjamin Bloom, who chaired the committee of educators that devised the taxonomy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bloom’s taxonomy is a classification of cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning. Each of these three types of learning contain hierarchical levels of achievement. For cognitive learning, these levels include knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bloom’s taxonomy was originally published in 1956 by a team of cognitive psychologists at the University of Chicago. It is named after the committee’s chairman, Benjamin Bloom (1913–1999). The original taxonomy was organized into three domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor.

Detailed explanation-5: -The highest three levels of learning according to Bloom was Analysing, synthesizing and evaluating & The lowest three levels were knowledge, comprehension, and application. The new version of Bloom’s Taxonomy has been converted from noun to the verb forms.