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Sample Verbs for Learning Objectives 1

Knowledge Verbs

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

CiteDefineGiveLabelListMatchNameRecallRecordRelateSelectStateTell

UnderlineWrite

DescribeDiscussExplainExpressIdentifyLocateRecognizeReportRestateReviewTellTranslate

Apply AssignDemonstrateDramatizeEmployIllustrateInterpretOperatePracticeScheduleShopSketchUse

Analyze AppraiseCalculateCategorizeCompareContractCriticizeDebateDiagramDifferentiateDistinguishExamineExperiment

InspectInventoryQuestionRelateSolveTest

Arrange AssembleCollectCombineComposeConcludeConstructCreateDesignDetermineDiagnoseDifferentiateDissect

ExamineFormulateManageOrganizePlanPrepareProposeRefute

Set up

Appraise AssessCheckChooseCompareCritiqueDecide on/toDiscriminateEstimateEvaluateGradeInspectJudge

MeasureMonitorRank/RateResearchReviewReviseScoreSelect

Value

1 Based on information from the National Resources Conservation Service http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/isd/isd5.html

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Atti tudinal Verbs

Receiving Responding Valuing Organizing Characterizing

Listen toPerceiveBe alert toShow tolerance ofObey

Reply AnswerFollow along

ApproveContinue

Attain AssumeSupportParticipate

OrganizeSelectJudgeDecideIdentify with

BelievePracticeContinue toCarry out

Skills Verbs

Assemble AttachBalanceBuildBundleCalibrateCare forCleanCodeCollateCollectConductConserveConstructControlDesign

DiagramDictateDirectDismantleDocumentDrawDuplicateEditExecuteFixFormatGatherGradeGridHarvestHighlight

ImplementInspectInstructInterviewLiftLineLoad/reloadLocateLogMakeManageMeasureMixMountOperateOrganize

PackagePerformPlantPortionPositionPreparePressProcessProgramProofreadPropagateProveProvidePruneRaiseRecheck

RefillRegulateRenovateRepairReplaceReproduceRetrieveRouteSaveSearchSecureSelectSeparateSharpenSimplifySimulate

SketchSortSpliceStratifySterilizeTapeTerminateTransferTransplantTreatTrimTroubleshootVerifyWashWrite

Note: Each of the objectives under the skills domain can be assessed at different levels of expertiseLevel 1: Imitation Level 2: Manipulation Level 3: Precision Level 4: Articulation Level 5: Naturalization