Use measurable verbs when writing Course Objectives, CSLOs (Course Student Learning Outcomes), and PSLOs (Program Student Learning Outcomes). The examples below are provided as a helpful resource for faculty.
Knowledge
Recall of information
- Define
- List
- Recall
- Name
- Recognize
- State
- Repeat
- Record
- Label
- Arrange
- Duplicate
- Match
- Memorize
- Order
- Relate
- Reproduce
Comprehension
Interpret information in one’s own words
- Discuss
- Describe
- Explain
- Identify
- Translate
- Restate
- Recognize
- Express
- Locate
- Report
- Tell
- Convert
- Distinguish
- Estimate
- Indicate
- Select
- Sort
Application
Use knowledge or generalization in a new situation
- Compute
- Demonstrate
- Illustrate
- Operate
- Perform
- Interpret
- Apply
- Employ
- Use
- Practice
- Schedule
- Sketch
- Prepare
- Modify
- Predict
- Extrapolate
- Manage
- Choose
- Solve
Analysis
Break down knowledge into parts and show relationships among parts
- Distinguish
- Analyze
- Differentiate
- Compare
- Contrast
- Categorize
- Appraise
- Calculate
- Test
- Diagram
- Inspect
- Question
- Relate
- Solve
- Examine
- Classify
- Deduce
- Outline
- Inventory
- Experiment
- Discriminate
Synthesis
Bring together parts of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for new situations
- Diagnose
- Propose
- Design
- Manage
- Hypothesize
- Summarize
- Compose
- Plan
- Formulate
- Arrange
- Assemble
- Collect
- Construct
- Create
- Organize
- Prepare
- Modify
- Invent
- Generate
- Set up
- Synthesize
- Write
Evaluation
Make judgments on basis of given criteria
- Evaluate
- Assess
- Justify
- Appraise
- Rate
- Revise
- Score
- Select
- Choose
- Estimate
- Measure
- Argue
- Decide
- Criticize
- Attack
- Defend
- Judge
- Predict
- Support
- Value