Cognitive Domain of the Taxonomy Education ( Knowledge and Comprehension)

Knowledge Knowledge is defiined as the rememberong of previosly learnes material. Thiw may involve the recall of a wide tange of material, from spesific fact to complete theoris, but all that is requre is bringin to mind of the appropriate information. Knowledge represents the lowest level of learning outcomes in the cognitive domain. Ilustrative General Instructional Objektive Know common terms Knows sprsific facts Knows methods and procedures Knows basic consepts Knows principles Illustrative Verbs for Stating Specific Learning Outcomes Defines, describe,identifies, lebels, list, match, names, outline, reproduces, selects, states Comprehension Comprehension is defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of material. The may be shown bya translating material from ane from to another (words to numbers), by interpreting material (explaining of summarizing), and by estimimating future trends (predicting consequence or effects). These learning outcomes go one step beyond the simple remembering of material, and represent the lowesr level of understanding. Ilustrative General Instructional Objektive Understands facts and principles Interprets verbal material Interprets charts and graphs Translatesverbal material to mathemical formulas Estimates future consequnces implied in datajustifies methods and procedures Illustrative Verbs for Stating Specific Learning Outcomes Converts, defends, distinguishes, estimates, explain, extends, generalizers, gives examples, infers, paraphrases, predicts, rewrites, sumamarizes.