Verbs for Measurable Outcomes

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education Objectives (below) identifies verbs that faculty might use in writing learning goals:

KnowledgeComprehensionApplication
defineannotateapply
describeexplaindemonstrate
recallgive examplesillustrate
statepredictsolve
listinfermanipulate
summarizeinterpretinterview
identifygeneralizeconstruct
point tocalculatedraw
matchconvertperform
   
AnalysisSynthesisEvaluation
subdividewriteevaluate
comparecreateassess
contrastcomposecritique
identifyformulateprioritize
inferoutlinedefend
distinguishplanjudge
diagramconceiverecommend
illustratehypothesizedefend
categorizepredictselect


 

Sample effective learning verbs: volunteer, support, question, praise, join, defend, challenge, attempt