LEVELS OF THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN AND EXAMPLES

OF OBJECTIVES AND VERBS for SAMPLES OF BEHAVIOR

Level of Learning	Sample Lessons Objectives	Illustration Verbs For Samples of Behavior
CHARCTERIZATION- (by a value or value complex) Another name for this level might be "living it". This highest level of the affective domain requires the person to have a value system that has controlled their life for a significantly long time. This person displays a predominate life style such as someone who is deeply religious, or someone who is a avowed patriot. This predictable behavior is constant for this person and their next action in this area can be generally predicted based on their life-style. Affective objectives taught at the Characterization level require a great deal of time to reach.	Safe working habits Job punctuality Patriotism Positive leadership traits	Acts, discriminates, displays, influences, modifies, performs, practices, proposes, qualities, questions, revises, serves, solves, uses, verifies
ORGANIZATION- is concerned with the meaning of different values and resolving conflicts between them. Another name for the level might be 'conflict'. An objective written at this level is designed to provoke analysis of one's existing values.	Into one's life the concept of safe driving Into one's life the principle that effective leadership improves morale	Adheres, alters, arranges, combines, compares, completes, defends, explains, generalizes, integrates, modifies, organizes, orders, prepares, relates, synthesizes
VALUING- is concerned with the 'value' a student places on a particular entity. This ranges in degree from simple acceptance of the entity, to the preference for the entity. Objectives achieved at the valuing level result in student behaviors that are consistent enough to be identifies as existing in the person.	The situational leadership theory The role of the teacher as a role model	Completes, describes, differentiates, explains, follows, forms, initiates, invites, joins, justifies, proposes, reads, reports, selects, shares, studies, works
RESPONDING- refers to the active participation to the student either during the lesson or after the lesson concludes. Objectives can cover all three sub-levels of the responding level ranging from acquiescence, to willingness to respond, to satisfaction in response.	To the role of lesson preparation in education Positively to the importance of class discipline	Answers, assists, complies, conforms, discusses, greets, helps, labels, performs, practices, presents, reads, reports, selects, tells, writes
RECEIVING- refers to the student's willingness to attend a given stimuli. Objectives with receiving as their goal are at the lowest possible level.	The rules for the orderly classroom functions The procedures for drilling the flight	Selects, chooses, describes gives, holds, identifies, locates, names, replies * Verbs generally fit into these categories, however they may be interchanged depending on how lesson is taught.

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