Taxonomy of the Affective and Psychomotor
Domains
The Affective Domain deals with changes in interests, attitudes, a beliefs, and values The
Psychomotor Domain involves physical skills
Levels of the Affective Domain of Learning
Levels of the
Affective Domain
Receiving (lowest level)
Responding
Valuing
Organization
Characterization by Value
(highest level)
Verbs Used to Describe Skill in the Specific Level
accepts, acknowledges, is aware, notices, tolerates, listens,
pays attention
answers, discusses, performs, presents, reads, recites, tells,
writes
invites, joins, reads, reports, shares, studies, works, justifies
alters, arranges, classifies, combines, defines, explains,
identifies, orders, prepares
acts, defends, displays, influences, performs, practices,
supports
Levels of the Psychomotor Domain of Learning
Levels of the
Psychomotor Domain
Reflex (lowest level)
Fundamental Movement
Physical Abilities
Skilled Movement
Nondiscursive Communication
(highest level)
Verbs Used to Describe Skill in the Specific Level
watches, sees, hears, listens, recognizes, smells.
sits, stands, walks, balances, responds.
imitates, manipulates, operates, practices, repeats,
reproduces, matches.
demonstrates, executes, makes, shows, assembles,
manipulates, sets-up.
interprets, combines, refines, dances, acts.
References:
Anderson, L. W. (1981). Assessing affective characteristics in the schools. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
Krathwohl, D. R., Bloom, B.S., & Masia, B. B. (1964). Taxonomy of educational objectives: handbook II:
Affective domain. New York: David McKay Co.
Compiled by the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, Revised December 2002