1.
Who is to perform the desired act? The phrase "the student will be able to" emphasizes the fact that effectiveness of
instruction will be assessed in terms of what the student can do as a result of the instruction rather than what the teacher does during the course of instruction. 2.
What behavior will serve as evidence that the instructional goal has been achieved? This part of the objective is an action verb. Verbs that are open to a variety of
interpretations (such as "to know," "to appreciate," or "to understand") are not as helpful as those that specify an observable action (such as "to solve," "to write," "to identify," "to list," "to compare," or "to construct"). 3.
What is the object of the action verb? In other words, what exactly will the students be asked to do to demonstrate that
the objective has been mastered? For example, "The student will be able to identify the counties in Indiana" or "The student will be able to write five paragraphs analyzing the effectiveness of a problem-solving task by using the steps of the problem-solving sequence." Figure 2.1 lists some possible action verbs that could be utilized for each of the three domains of learning
Learning Domain Cognitive
Related Action Verbs analyze apply appraise argue arrange assess attack calculate cite classify compare compose contrast criticize define describe detect diagram differentiate
enumerate estimate evaluate examine experiment explain identify illustrate indicate interpret inventory label list locate manage match memorize name order
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propose question quote recall recite recognize relate repeat report reproduce restate select set up solve sort support synthesize tell translate