Domain Category Subcategories/Processes Description/Examples
Cognitive Remember Recognizing, Recalling Identify facts, recall concepts, retrieve definitions.
  Understand Interpreting, Exemplifying, Classifying, Summarizing, Inferring, Comparing, Explaining Explain ideas, paraphrase, translate knowledge into own words.
  Apply Executing, Implementing Use knowledge in new situations, solve problems using learned techniques.
  Analyze Differentiating, Organizing, Attributing Break down material into components, discern relationships, identify motives.
  Evaluate Checking, Critiquing Assess credibility, justify decisions, appraise value of evidence.
  Create Generating, Planning, Producing Combine elements to form a new structure, design innovative solutions, write original compositions.
Psychomotor Imitation Copying actions, Observing Mimic demonstrated actions, repeat basic physical tasks.
  Manipulation Executing basic movements, Assembling Perform movements following instructions, assemble components independently.
  Precision Refining, Improving Perform actions with accuracy and efficiency, adjust techniques for better results.
  Articulation Coordinating, Adapting Integrate multiple movements into coordinated actions, adjust techniques for novel tasks.
  Naturalization Automating, Mastering Perform actions effortlessly, demonstrate expert-level skills consistently.
Affective Receiving Awareness, Willingness to Hear Show interest, pay attention, listen to new ideas.
  Responding Active Participation, Reaction Answer questions, comply with instructions, show interest through engagement.
  Valuing Acceptance, Commitment Express belief in a value, demonstrate behaviors consistent with internalized values.
  Organizing Prioritizing, Reconciling Conflicts Arrange values into a hierarchy, resolve conflicts between values, prioritize ethics over convenience.
  Characterizing Internalization, Acting Consistently Display behaviors that reflect internalized values consistently, live according to one’s beliefs.