Blooms Taxonomy Essay

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Blooms taxonomy A committee of led by Benjamin Bloom in 1956 developed a classification of different levels of learning behaviors that play an important role in learning (Clark, 2010). This became known as Blooms Taxonomy and is comprised of three domains; the cognitive, affective and psychomotor. This taxonomy still has a prominent role in how a lot of curriculums and assessments are developed (Dettmer, 2006). The objective of the cognitive domain is to be able to recall, interpret, and problem solve based on the information provided. A chronically ill patient would use this domain to demonstrate their knowledge of the education that you have imparted to them. They do this by recalling what you have said and restating it in their own words. They then need to explain what they understand from the education and how they would solve likely problems that may arise. The affective or attitudinal domain is how the patients are willing to learn, how accepting they are of the information. This domain really relates to the emotional side of learning and acceptances of this formation. Chronically ill patients probably have the most problems with this one as the information they get can be overwhelming and life changing. They demonstrate the acceptance of information and let you know how they feel about it by agreeing or disagreeing with the information, and asking questions. The final domain is psychomotor and this is demonstrated through physical skills. These are mostly gross motor skills that can be demonstrated through bending, grasping, and walking. A chronically ill patient may demonstrate these psychomotor skills by activities of daily living. In teaching chronically ill patients there are many dynamics that play a role in how receptive they will be to education. Where they are in the disease process and what kind of information is being delivered also

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