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Action Verbs For Objectives

KNOWLEDGE	SKILLS	ATITUDES
analyse argue break-down classify combine compare contract define demonstrate describe discuss evaluate explain formulate identify justify list name organise predict recall recognise record relate reproduce underline	select state write judge adjust align replace apply assemble close connect construct disassemble disconnect insert load manipulate measure open operate remove repair tune turn off turn off	accept associate be aware change decide derive determine develop influence listen perceive receive reject state

Thank to R. Michell for providing this example from:
Technisearch Ltd. (1997). Train the computer trainer. Melbourne: RMIT.

List of action terms for use in preparing performance objectives

Adapted from Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (1956)

Knowledge	Comprehension	Application
define fill in the blank identify indicate know label list locate match memorize name recall record relate repeat select spell state tell underline	classify convert describe discuss explain express identify interpret locate paraphrase put in order recognize report restate review rewrite suggest summarize tell to tell in your own words trace translate	apply compute conclude construct demonstrate determine dramatise dramatize draw employ find out give and example illustrate illustrate interpret interpret investigate make operate operate operate organize practice predict schedule schedule shop show sketch solve state a rule or principle use
Analysis	Synthesis	Evaluation
analyze appraise calculate categorize classify compare contrast criticise debate deduce determine determine the factors diagnose diagram differentiate dissect distinguish examine experiment infer inspect inventory question relate solve specify test	arrange assemble change collect combine compose construct construct create design find an unusual way formulate generate invent manage organize originate perform plan predict prepare produce propose rearrange reconstruct reorganize revise set-up suggest suppose visualize write	appraise assess choose compare conclude contrast decide defend estimate estimate evaluate grade judge justify measure prioritize rank rate revise score select support value

References

List of action terms for use in preparing performance objectives. (n.d.).
Retrieved December 02, 2002, from The University of North Carolina Online Instruction Group (OIG) Web site:
http://www.sph.unc.edu/iis/oig/service_center/content_dev/quick_guides/word_list.htm

Teacher science lesson plan. (n.d.) Retreived 2 December 2002 from the World Wide Web:
http://www.educ.drake.edu/gerlovich/EDUC%20125,%20225/Course%20Description%20files/Lesson%20Plan%20Form.

Program-Based Review and Assessment:
Tools and Techniques for Program Improvement
Office of Academic Planning and Assessment
University of Massachusetts Amherst
http://www.umass.edu/oapa/assessment/onlinehandbooks/ch2/

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