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Affective learning is demonstrated by behaviors indicating attitudes of
awareness, interest, attention, concern, and responsibility, ability to listen and respond
in interactions with others, and ability to demonstrate those attitudinal characteristics
or values which are appropriate to the test situation and the field of study. This domain
relates to emotions, attitudes, appreciations, and values, such as enjoying, conserving,
respecting, and supporting. Verbs applicable to the affective domain include accepts,
attempts, challenges, defends, disputes, joins, judges, praises, questions, shares,
supports, and volunteers.
The following is adapted from: Krathwohl, D., Bloom, B., & Masia, B. (1956). Taxonomy
of educational objectives. Handbook II: Affective domain. New York: David McKay.
The taxonomy was developed to organize levels of commitment.
| Affective Domain |
| Level |
Definition |
Example |
| Receiving [Attention] |
Being aware of or attending to something in the environment |
I'll listen to a lecture or presentation about a
structural model related to human behavior, but I won't promise that I'll like it. |
| Responding [Interest] |
Showing some new behaviors as a result of experience
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Answering questions about the model or rewriting lecture
notes the next day. |
| Valuing [Belief] |
Showing some definite involvement or commitment |
At this point a person might choose to explain the model to a friend in another class or
might begin to think how education may be modified to take advantage of some of the
concepts presented in the model.
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| Organization [Philosophy] |
Integrating a new value into one's general set of
values, giving it some ranking
among one's general priorities |
This is the level at which a person would begin to make long-range commitments to
arranging his or her instruction and assessment relative to the model.
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| Characterization by Value [Lifestyle] |
Acting consistently with the new value |
At this highest level, a person would be firmly committed to utilizing the model to
develop, select, or arrange instruction and would become known for that action |
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