My presentation in Edu45 JRU BEED-301E T/TH 7:30-9:00p.m. under Dr. Ervin Salazar

1. Assessment of
Learning in the
Cognitive Domain

2. Cognitive Domain
~ Domain of thought process.
~ Deals with the recall or
recognition of knowledge and
the development of intellectual
abilities and skills.

3. Six hierarchical levels:
Knowledge
~ recall, remembering of prior
learned materials in terms of facts,
concepts, theories and principles.
~ It is the lowest level of cognitive
level.

4. • “What is the capital city of the
Philippines?”
• “Who wrote El Filibusterismo?”
• “How many ounces in a pound?”
know, who, define, what, name, where, list
, and when.

5. Comprehension
~ ability to grasp the
meaning of material.
~ It indicates the lowest form
of understanding.

6. • “What is the main idea of this
story?”
• “If I put these three blocks together,
what shape do they form?”
describe, use your own
words, outline, explain, discuss, and compare.

7. ~ the ability to use learned
material in new concrete
situation.
Application

8. • “If you had eight inches of water in your
basement and a hose, how would you use
the hose to get the water out?”
apply, manipulate, put to
use, employ, dramatize, demonstrate, interpret,
and choose.

9. Analysis
~ ability to break down material
into component parts so that its
organizational structure may be
understood.

10. • “What are some of the factors that cause
rust?”
• “Why did the United States go to war with
England?”
analyze, why, take apart, diagram, draw
conclusions, simplify, distinguish, and survey.

11. Synthesis
• ~ ability to put parts together
to form a new whole.

12. • “How would your life be different if you could
breathe under water?”
• “Construct a tower one foot tall using only
four blocks.”
• “Put these words together to form a complete
sentence.”
compose, construct, design, revise, create, formulate,
produce, and plan.

13. ~ ability to pass judgment on
something based on criteria.
Evaluation

14. • “Do you think that the pioneers did
the right thing?”
• “Why do you think Dan Brown is so
famous?”
judge, rate, assess, evaluate, What is the best
…, value, criticize, and compare.

15. Preparing for
Assessment of
Cognitive Learning

16. What should be tested?
~ Identification of the information,
skills, and behaviors to be tested is the
first important decision that a teacher
has to take.

17. How to gather information
about what to test?
~ a teacher has to decide whether he
should give a paper and pencil test
or simply gather information through
observation.

18. How long the test
should be?
~ It depends on the age and
attention span of the students;
and the type of questions to be
used.

19. How best to prepare
students for testing?
~ providing learners with good instruction;
~ reviewing students before testing;
~ familiarizing students with question
formats;
~ scheduling the test;
~ providing students information about test.

20. Sources:
Curriculum Development (textbook)
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/t
eaching-methods/new-
teacher/48445.html