Sample Verbs for Learning Objectives 1

Knowledge Verbs
Knowledge
Cite
Define
Give
Label
List
Match
Name
Recall
Record
Relate
Select
State
Tell
Underline
Write

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