Skills observed & useful verbs
| Skills observed & displayed | Useful verbs | |
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Knowledge |
Observation & recall of information, facts; Knowledge of dates, places, events, major ideas, concepts, terms, principles; Mastery of subject matter, methods & procedures. |
name, list, define, tell, describe, relate, select, identify, label, show, quote, name, find, write, locate, state, who, when, where, outline, match |
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Comprehension |
Understanding information, principles; Grasp meaning; Translate knowledge into new context; Interpret charts, facts, compare, contrast; Order, group, infer; Predict consequences |
translate, explain, give examples, predict, rewrite, describe, outline, convert, summarise, interpret, discuss, predict, distinguish, restate, associate, extend, estimate, differentiate |
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Application |
Use/apply information; Use methods, concepts & theories in new situations; Solve problems using required skills or knowledge; Construct charts from graphs |
construct, complete, classify, solve, show, use, illustrate, apply calculate, examine, demonstrate, modify, relate, change, predict, produce, compute, classify, discover, manipulate, operate |
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Analysis |
Seeing patterns; Organisation & identification of components & parts; Recognition of hidden meanings; Distinguish between fact & inferences; Assess relevance; Analyse structure |
compare, collect, select, explain, infer, analyse, distinguish, separate, investigate, contrast, connect, arrange, categorise, advertise, classify, break down, diagram, differentiate |
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Synthesis |
Re-present old ideas to create new ones; Relate/integrate knowledge from several areas; Predict; Create; Draw conclusions; Propose; Produce original work |
design, imagine, improve, create, plan invent, devise, design, formulate, reconstruct, generate, modify, review, combine, integrate, compose, formulate, reorganise, substitute, what if? |
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Evaluation |
Compare & discriminate between ideas; Assess value of theories, presentations; Make choices based on reasoned argument; Verify/appraise value of evidence/work; Recognise subjectivity |
judge, interpret, grade, conclude, assess, rank, justify, debate, argue, assess, determine, rate, verify, recommend, select, discriminate, support, prioritise, appraise, compare, conclude, criticise |