Blog Entery # 3

_{In 1956 a group of universities directed by Benjamin Bloom acknowledged three learning fields which are cognitive, affective, and psychomotor that is learned behaviors. Bloom also stated ‘that these fields are commonly referred to as knowledge, skills, and attitude”. Bloom and his colleges broke down the three fields into subdivisions beginning with the easiest behavior to the most difficult.}

                _{The first domain is cognitive which encompasses six subdivisions that are knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. For example synthesis is the capability to read an article and then write a summary pertaining to the article. Another example is to build a house from written plans.  The second domain is affective which has the following subdivisions receiving phenomena, responding to phenomena, valuing, organization, and internalizing. Bloom states that an example of receiving phenomena is to “listen to others with respect. Listen for and remember the name of newly introduced people” (pg.3). Responding to phenomena is the ability to interact in group conversations or examine new concepts until complete understanding as been ascertained. Psychomotor is the third domain and its subdivisions were defined by (Simpson, 1972). Psychomotor skills are based on physical movement and are applied to motor skills. The subdivisions are perception, set, guided response, mechanism, complex overt response, adaptation, and origination. Dave’s (1975) subdivisions for psychomotor are imitation, manipulation, precision, articulation, and naturalization, these subdivisions explains a person’s behavior to learn a skill and be able to demonstrate the skill with consistency and actuary. Another psychomotor subdivision was written by Harrow’s (1972) that offered the following subdivisions reflex movements, fundamental, movements, perception, physical abilities, skilled movements, and no discursive communication. For example Harrow’s no discursive communication behavior is when a person can us body language to express his or need. Another example of Harrow’s subdivision behavior is reflex movements, which allows a person to respond to a situation naturally.}

                _{I agree strongly with Bloom’s taxonomy because I have witness in my classrooms all of the three learning type. I have watched how young children over time master the learning type subdivisions. Also after reading the information on Bloom taxonomy I have a better perspective on the subdivision levels of learning from easiest to hardest mastery.}