THE TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: AN EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING DOMAINS

Abstract

The role of the taxonomy of education in the formal educational system cannot be over-emphasized;  as such, the paper examines the concept of learning domains which include: cognitive domain, affective domain and psychomotor domain in curriculum contents delivery.    The   role   of   teachers   in   the   utilization   and actualization  of  the  three  learning  domains  in  teaching  and  learning  which  involves  proper  and  effective selection  of  the appropriate  keywords  (verbs) for  the statement of  behavioral objectives,  choice of  the past learning  experiences  of   learners  and  the  effective  usage  of   instructional  media  for  the  attainment  of instructional  objectives  of  a  lesson  in  which  many  teachers'  more  especially  prospective  teachers'  faced with  these  challenges.    The  authors  also  suggest  that for  effective  teaching  and  learning  to prevail  in  any formal  educational  system ,  teachers  being  the  implementers  of  schools '  curriculum  should  imbibe  and enact  the  taxonomy  of  educational  objectives  in  teaching  and  learning  encounter for a  better achievement of   instructional  objectives  by  embracing   the  following   strategies  such  as:   teachers'  mastery  of   their subject-matter,  effective  utilization  of  learners past  experiences  and proper  selection,  appropriateness  and usage of  instructional media,  all of  which  could be attained through  attending of  educational programs like short-courses,  refresher workshops,  symposiums,  seminars and conferences.