Levels of Behavioral Objectives and Examples in the Affective Domain

Responding level

- Ability of the learner to respond to an experience, at first obediently and later willingly and with satisfaction. This level indicates a movement beyond denial and toward voluntary acceptance, which can lead to feelings of pleasure or enjoyment resulting from some new experience

Valuing level

- Ability of the learner to regard or accept the worth of a theory, idea, or event, demonstrating sufficient commitment or preference to an experience that is perceived as having value. At this level, there is a definite willingness and desire to act to further that value (receiving and responding are prerequisite behaviors).

Organization level

- Ability of the learner to organize, classify, and prioritize values by integrating a new value into a general set of values; to determine interrelationships of values; and to establish some values as dominant and pervasive (receiving, respond-ing, and valuing are prerequisite behaviors)

The intrapersonal level

includes personal perceptions of one's own self, such as self-concept, self-awareness, and self-acceptance.

The interpersonal level

- includes the perspective of self in relation to other individuals.

The extra-personal level

involves the perception of others as established groups.