Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)

What is PCK?  According to Shulman (1986) , PCK includes "the most useful forms of representation of [topics], the most powerful analogies, illustrations, examples, explanations, and demonstrations - in a word, the ways of representing and formulating the subject that make it comprehensible to others Pedagogical content knowledge also includes an understanding...

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Psychomotor Learning Theory

Psychomotor Domain The psychomotor domain (Simpson, 1972) includes physical movement, coordination, and use of the motor-skill areas. Development of these skills requires practice and is measured in terms of speed, precision, distance, procedures, or techniques in execution. The seven major categories are listed from the simplest behavior to the most complex: 1. Perception: The...

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Affective Learning Theory

Affective Domain  The affective domain (Krathwohl, Bloom, Masia, 1973) includes the manner in which we deal with things emotionally, such as feelings, values, appreciation, enthusiasms, motivations, and attitudes. The five major categories are listed from the simplest behavior to the most complex: 1. Receiving Phenomena:  Awareness, willingness to hear, selected...

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Cognitive Learning Theory

Cognitive Domain The cognitive domain (Bloom, 1956) involves knowledge and the development of intellectual skills. This includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills. There are six major categories, which are listed in order below, starting from the simplest behavior...

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Learning Theory

Learning Theory There is more than one type of learning. A committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom (1956), identified three domains of educational activities: Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)  Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude)  Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills) Cognitive Domain The cognitive domain (Bloom, 1956)...

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