Bloom's Taxonomy is a way of evaluating educational goals as they relate to student performance. The taxonomy was developed originally as more of a measurement tool, to serve as a common language about learning goals to help individuals communicate ideas pertaining to subject matter and grade levels. The idea was that this common language would serve to facilitate a basis for determining a particular curriculum, and the alignment of objectives, activities, and assessments (Krathwohl, 2002).

According to Halawi, McCarthy, and Pires (2009) Bloom, Englehart, Furst, Hill, and Krathwohl categorized learning into three domains of behavior, cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Bloom further categorized these domains into simple and complex classifications. The cognitive domain deals with the recall or recognition of knowledge and the development of intellectual abilities and skills. The affective domain concerns changes in interest, attitudes, and values, and the development of appreciations and adequate adjustment. The psychomotor domain encompassed...
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