1. Assessment in the
Affective Domain
Kristine Cris B. Arevalo
BSED-3B

2. *3 Domains:
(Bloom’s Taxonomy, 1965)
1. Cognitive
2. Affective
3. Psychomotor

3. Cognitive Domain- emphasizes intellectual
learning and problem solving activities and is much
concern with knowledge comprehension and analysis.
Affective Domain-involves behavior and
educational objectives that have some emotional
overtones that deals with attitudes, values,
interests, beliefs and appreciation.
Psychomotor Domain- deals with motor and
manipulative skills

4. “Some people are
schooled but not
educated.”

5. The taxonomy in the Affective Domain
(Krathwohl’s Taxonomy of Affective Domain, 1964)
1. Receiving- being aware of or sensitive to the
existence of certain ideas, materials, or
phenomena and being willing to tolerate them.
2. Responding- committed in some small
measure to the ideas, materials, or
phenomena involved by actively
responding to them.
3. Valuing- willing to be. perceived by others as
attaching importance to certain ideas, materials,
or phenomenon.

6. 4. Organization- relating the value to those
already held and bring it into a harmonious and
internally consistent philosophy.
5. Characterization- act consistently in
accordance with the values he or she has
internalized.

7. Affective Learning Competencies
Instructional Objective
-specific, measurable, shirt-term, observable
student’s behaviors.
Objectives are the foundation upon which you can
build lessons and assessments that you can prove
to meet your overall course or lesson goals.

8. Receiving
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Accept
Attend
Develop
Recognize
Responding
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Complete
Comply
Cooperate
Discuss
Examine
Obey
Respond
Valuing
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Accept
Defend
Devote
Pursue
Seek
Organization
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Codify
Discriminate
Display
Order
Organize
Systematize
weigh
Characterization
• Internalize
• Verify
Figure 1. Appropriate Behavioral Verbs for Affective Domain

9. References :
• Karthwohl, D., Bloom, B.,and Masia, B.
(1965). Taxonomy of Educational objectives.
Handbook II: Affective Domain. New York:
David Mckay.
• Salandanan, Gloria G.(2009). Methods of
Teaching. Lorimar Publishing Inc.

10. Thank you for
Understanding. 