UNCO_LE@RN Three Learning Domains

Educators have determined that most adults, adolescents, and children learn best when experiencing a blend of activities that promote the three learning domains: cognitive, affective, and behavioral.

Learning Domains

The cognitive domain refers to intellectual knowledge or a body of subject matter. The affective domain refers to students' attitudes and beliefs, and the behavioral domain refers to the practical application of the first two combined together. 

Examples of activities in each of the three learning domains:
COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE BEHAVIORAL

Lectures

Values clarification exercises

Role plays

Brainstorms

Nominal group process

Simulations

Discussions

Consensus-seeking activities 

Teach backs

An auditory learning style is suitable for adult learners in the form of group discussions, informal conversations, stories, and examples of personal experiences or reading material. Therefore, the cognitive learning domain is used most often in the Learning by the Case Method (LBCM) because it presents an interactive media for brainstorming of ideas, approaches, and solutions to the issues discussed. The bridge to the behavioral and practitioner/action learning domains is achieved through cognitive role plays and simulations of real-world management scenarios.