Cognitive Domain

Knowledge forms the basis for all other objectives are not possible without knowledge. Simplify if one is able to apply to knowledge in a new situation, if can be inferred that he has to achieve lower levels of objectives namely knowledge and comprehension clearly. Thus a higher level objectives subsumes to lower ones.

While teaching computer science for secondary and higher  secondary students give priority to the first three objectives of cognitive domain namely knowledge, comprehension and application. The remaining three objectives analysis, synthesis and evaluation may be trained to them according to their maturity of mind.

Knowledge

This objective is to remember and recall or recognize the already learnt information and acquire more and more knowledge.

Comprehension

Objective at this level requires learners to understand the knowledge without any doubt. He should have ability to arrange data in order.

Application

          This objective requires students to apply already learnt knowledge to a new and unfamiliar situations. Think critically in depth.

Analysis

Objective at this level requires the learners, to attain the ability to break up a given communication into parts to understand it better.

Synthesis

Synthesis is just opposite to analysis. The ability to draw upon elements from various sources and put them together to produce a new structure. This objective gives divergent.

Evaluation

This is a highest objective of cognitive domain. The ability to make judgements about something for given purpose. Judgement can be both quantitative or qualitative.