The revised taxonomy easily lends
itself to guiding instruction to create learning
experiences. We used the revised taxonomy
for affective learning to create a learning
experience around social justice. In the second
session of a social welfare policy class, junior
students were asked to define what social
justice means to them. This is the first step of
the taxonomy – identification. They were
asked to explore where they learned this
notion, the sources of this orientation, how
they came to believe it, and how strongly they
feel about it. This is the second level of the
taxonomy – clarification, which often includes
“sourcing” where and how beliefs and values
developed. Students were then given articles
on the topic, providing formal
conceptualizations of social justice such as
distributive and restorative justice. The
instructor facilitated a discussion to identify,
clarify and explore key concepts. They then