Verb List
Once you have identified the level for the outcome, make sure your choice of verb corresponds. Here is a list of commonly used verbs, categorized by level:
Knowledge: the ability to recall information.
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arrange
define
duplicate
label
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list
match
memorize
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name
order
recognize
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recall
repeat
reproduce
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Comprehension: interpreting information in one's own words.
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classify
describe
discuss
explain
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express
identify
indicate
locate
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recognize
report
restate
review
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select
sort
tell
translate
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Application: using knowledge in a novel situation.
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apply
choose
demonstrate
dramatize
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employ
illustrate
interpret
operate
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prepare
practice
schedule
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sketch
solve
use
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Analysis: breaking down knowledge into parts and showing interrelationships.
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analyze
appraise
calculate
compare
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contrast
criticize
diagram
differentiate
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discriminate
distinguish
examine
experiment
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inventory
question
test
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Synthesis: bringing together parts of knowledge to form a whole and solve a problem.
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arrange
assemble
collect
compose
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construct
create
design
formulate
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manage
organize
plan
prepare
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propose
set up
synthesize
write
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Evaluation: making judgments on the basis of criteria.
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appraise
argue
assess
attack
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choose
compare
defend
estimate
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evaluate
judge
predict
rate
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score
select
support
value
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Affective Domain
Sometimes we are concerned with how students feel, rather than how they're thinking. Educational researchers refer to this as the affective (v. the cognitive) domain. If you have outcomes for this domain, you may find the following list of verbs helpful in describing the outcomes in measurable terms.
Observable Verbs in the Affective Domain
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agree
argue
assume
attempt
attend to
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avoid
challenge
cooperate
defend
disagree
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engage in
help
join
offer
participate
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praise
resist
share
volunteer
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