ACTION VERBS

  ACTION VERBS- Cognitive Domain

Knowledge  List  Define  Tell/State  Describe  Identify  Show  Label  Collect  Tabulate  Quote  Name  Recognize  Recall  Memorize  Select  Recognize  Enumerate  Record  Match  Read/View

Comprehension  Summarize  Describe  Interpret  Associate  Distinguish  Estimate  Differentiate  Discuss (rehash)  Extend  Translate  Convert  Indicate  Classify  Paraphrase * understands goes here, but not very descriptive

Application  Apply  Demonstrate  Calculate  Complete  Illustrate  Show  Solve  Examine  Modify  Relate  Change  Classify  Experiment  Discover  Prepare  Operate  Conduct

Analysis  Analyze  Separate  Explain  Connect  Divide  Arrange  Compare  Explain  Infer ’Weed out’  Estimate  Dissect  ‘Break  down’  Discuss  Research

Synthesis  Combine  Integrate  Modify  Rearrange  Substitute  Plan  Create  Design  Invent  Compose  Formulate  Prepare  Generalize  Rewrite  Argue  Write (new  Produce  Theorize  Incorporate

Evaluation  Assess  Decide  Rank  Grade  Test  Measure  Recommend  Convince  Judge  Explain  Discriminate  Support  Conclude  Summarize  Appraise  Evaluate  Contrast  Compare  Criticize  Support  Prioritize

Affective Domain

Receiving	Responding	Valuing	Organization	Characterization
Ask	Discuss	complete	Arrange	Discriminate
Select	approve	relinquish	formulate	Revise
attend	Help	Assist	Relate	Influence
Use	Report	support	Form	Change
Accept	Answer	Deny	Compare	Perform
Perceive	Write	Protest	Determine	Modify
Receive	Read		Judge	Develop

Psychomotor Domain

Perception	Set	Guided Response	Mechanism	Complex Overt Behaviour
Chooses, describes, detects, differentiates, distinguishes, isolates, relates, selects, separates	Begins, displays, explains, moves, proceeds, reacts, responds, shows, starts, volunteers	perform,reproduce, imitates,follows etc.	Assembles, builds, calibrates, constructs, dismantles, displays, dissects, fastens, fixes, grinds, heats, manipulates, measures, mends, mixes, sketches	Assembles, builds, calibrates, constructs, dismantles, displays, dissects, fastens, fixes, grinds, heats, manipulates, measures, mends, mixes, sketches, demonstrate *The key words are the same as Mechanism, but will have adverbs or adjectives that indicate that the performance is quicker, better, more accurate,