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Taxonomy of education objectives

There are three components in Bloom's Taxonomy

affective

The way people react emotionally, their ability to feel another living things pain or joy. see also
affective filter

psychomotor

The ability to physically manipulate a tool or instrument like a hand or a hammer.

cognitive

This is the ability 'to think things through'.

There are six levels in the taxonomy, moving through the lowest order proecesses to the highest:

Knowledge

Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation