The most popular educational taxonomy system is Bloom’s Taxonomy. A committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom, established Bloom’s Taxonomy in 1956. The purpose of the Taxonomy was to improve communication and the design of curriculum. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a fundamental teaching practice that is taught in Teacher Education programs and used in almost all educational settings in the United States. Cognitive Domain In the cognitive domain, all questions and activities lead toward students gaining comprehension. The levels in the cognitive domain move from basic demands to more complex demands. These levels, from simple to more complex, are: Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Most traditional educational classrooms focus most on the cognitive domain. Affective Domain In the affective domain, objectives are focused on emotions. The levels in the effective domain include: Receiving Responding Valuing Organizing Characterizing Ps
