LEARNER OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE LEARNER TO DEMONSTRATE?
KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION – (RECALL OF INFORMATION):
ARRANGE, DEFINE, DUPLICATE, LABEL, LIST, MATCH, MEMORIZE, NAME, ORDER, RECOGNIZE,
RELATE, RECALL, REPEAT, REPRODUCE
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL CORRECTLY LABEL THE PARTS OF SPEECH IN A GIVEN SENTENCE.
COMPREHENSION OF CONTENT- (INTERPRET INFORMATION IN ONE’S OWN
WORDS):
CLASSIFY, DESCRIBE, DISCUSS, EXPLAIN, EXPRESS, IDENTIFY, INDICATE, LOCATE,
RECOGNIZE, REPORT, RESTATE, REVIEW, SELECT, SORT, TELL, AND TRANSLATE
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL CLASSIFY EACH COMPONENT OF THE HARDWARE SYSTEM.
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE – (USE KNOWLEDGE OR GENERALIZATION IN A NEW
SITUATION):
APPLY, CHOOSE, DEMONSTRATE, DRAMATIZE, EMPLOY, ILLUSTRATE, INTERPRET, OPERATE,
PREPARE, PRACTICE, SCHEDULE, SKETCH, SOLVE, USE
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF IAMBIC PENTAMETER IN VERSE BY
WRITING A SHORT POEM.
ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION – (BREAK DOWN KNOWLEDGE INTO PARTS AND SHOW
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PARTS):
ANALYZE, APPRAISE, CALCULATE, CATEGORIZE, COMPARE, CONTRAST, CRITICIZE, DIAGRAM,
DIFFERENTIATE, DISCRIMINATE, DISTINGUISH, EXAMINE, EXPERIMENT, INVENTORY,
QUESTION, TEST
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL QUESTION THE MYTHS ABOUT NONPROFIT GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
SYNTHESIS OF DATA – (BRING TOGETHER PARTS OF KNOWLEDGE TO FORM A
WHOLE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS FOR NEW SITUATIONS):
ARRANGE, ASSEMBLE, COLLECT, COMPOSE, CONSTRUCT, CREATE, DESIGN, FORMULATE,
MANAGE, ORGANIZE, PLAN, PREPARE, PROPOSE, SET UP, SYNTHESIZE, AND WRITE
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL CONSTRUCT A MIND MAP DEMONSTRATING THE VARIOUS USES OF
TECHNOLOGY.
EVALUATION – (MAKE JUDGMENTS ON BASIS OF GIVEN CRITERIA):
APPRAISE, ARGUE, ASSESS, ATTACK, CHOOSE, COMPARE, DEFEND, ESTIMATE, EVALUATE,
JUDGE, PREDICT, RATE, SCORE, SELECT, SUPPORT, VALUE
EXAMPLE: LEARNER WILL ARGUE THE BENEFITS OF DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A DEBATE.
FROM KEMP, J.E., MORRISON, G.R., & ROSS, S.M. (1998) DESIGNING EFFECTIVE
INSTRUCTION. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ: PRENTICE-HALL, INC.