Action Verbs for Stating Learning Objectives
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Creative |
Critical |
General |
Attitudes or Values |
Laboratory |
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Alter |
Analyze |
Ascertain |
Accept |
Apply |
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Ask |
Appraise |
Choose |
Adopt |
Calibrate |
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Change |
Combine |
Classify |
Advocate |
Compute |
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Compose |
Compare |
Collect |
Approve |
Conduct |
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Create |
Conclude |
Define |
Care |
Connect |
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Design |
Contrast |
Describe |
Challenge |
Convert |
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Develop |
Criticize |
Detect |
Choose |
Decrease |
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Generalize |
Decide |
Determine |
Cooperate |
Demonstrate |
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Label |
Deduce |
Differentiate |
Defend |
Dissect |
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Listen |
Derive |
Discriminate |
Dispute |
Grow |
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Modify |
Determine |
Distinguish |
Endorse |
Increase |
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Paraphrase |
Diagnose |
Estimate |
Express |
Insert |
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Predict |
Discover |
Identify |
Feel |
Lengthen |
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Rearrange |
Evaluate |
Indicate |
Judge |
Limit |
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Recombine |
Explain |
Investigate |
Justify |
Manipulate |
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Reconstruct |
Extrapolate |
Isolate |
Persuade |
Measure |
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Regroup |
Formulate |
List |
Question |
Operate |
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Rename |
Generate |
Locate |
Reflect |
Plant |
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Reorder |
Induce |
Match |
Resolve |
Prepare |
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Reorganize |
Infer |
Omit |
Select |
Remove |
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Rephrase |
Interpret |
Order |
Replace |
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Restate |
Plan |
Pick |
Report |
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Restructure |
Recognize |
Place |
Reset |
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Revise |
Relate |
Point |
Set |
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Rewrite |
Review |
Predict |
Specify |
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Simplify |
Structure |
Select |
Time |
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Use |
Substitute |
Separate |
Transfer |
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Vary |
Translate |
Synthesize |
Weigh |