Sample Verbs for Learning Objectives 1 Knowledge Verbs Knowledge Cite Define Give Label List Match Name Recall Record Relate Select State Tell Underline Write 1 Comprehension Describe Discuss Explain Express Identify Locate Recognize Report Restate Review Tell Translate Application Apply Assign Demonstrate Dramatize Employ Illustrate Interpret Operate Practice Schedule Shop Sketch Use Analysis Analyze Appraise Calculate Categorize Compare Contract Criticize Debate Diagram Differentiate Distinguish Examine Experiment Inspect Inventory Question Relate Solve Test Synthesis Arrange Assemble Collect Combine Compose Conclude Construct Create Design Determine Diagnose Differentiate Dissect Examine Formulate Manage Organize Plan Prepare Propose Refute Set up Based on information from the National Resources Conservation Service http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/isd/isd5.html Jill L. Lane Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State University http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/ Evaluation Appraise Assess Check Choose Compare Critique Decide on/to Discriminate Estimate Evaluate Grade Inspect Judge Measure Monitor Rank/Rate Research Review Revise Score Select Value Attitudinal Verbs Receiving Responding Valuing Organizing Characterizing Listen to Perceive Be alert to Show tolerance of Obey Reply Answer Follow along Approve Continue Attain Assume Support Participate Organize Select Judge Decide Identify with Believe Practice Continue to Carry out Skills Verbs Assemble Attach Balance Build Bundle Calibrate Care for Clean Code Collate Collect Conduct Conserve Construct Control Design Diagram Dictate Direct Dismantle Document Draw Duplicate Edit Execute Fix Format Gather Grade Grid Harvest Highlight Implement Inspect Instruct Interview Lift Line Load/reload Locate Log Make Manage Measure Mix Mount Operate Organize Package Perform Plant Portion Position Prepare Press Process Program Proofread Propagate Prove Provide Prune Raise Recheck Refill Regulate Renovate Repair Replace Reproduce Retrieve Route Save Search Secure Select Separate Sharpen Simplify Simulate Note: Each of the objectives under the skills domain can be assessed at different levels of expertise Level 1: Imitation Level 2: Manipulation Level 3: Precision Level 4: Articulation Jill L. Lane Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State University http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/ Sketch Sort Splice Stratify Sterilize Tape Terminate Transfer Transplant Treat Trim Troubleshoot Verify Wash Write Level 5: Naturalization