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Learning Objectives

Check your Learning Objectives.

The verb in your learning objective determines the level of higher learning. It is easy to recall the year that Christopher Columbus sailed to America. It is more challenging to explain the significance of Columbus’s voyage. And more challenging still to defend a position on the issue.

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical model of learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. The higher you go on the model, the higher order thinking skills are targeted.

When writing or re-writing course objectives, consider choosing verbs that challenge your students to a higher level of learning as appropriate. Try varying your verbs and scaffolding the higher order thinking as students’ progress through your course.

Remembering - define, duplicate, list, memorize, repeat, state
Understanding - classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate
Apply - execute, implement, solve, use, demonstrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch
Analyze - differentiate, organize, relate, compare, contrast, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test
Evaluate - appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, critique, weigh
Create - design, assemble, construct, conjecture, develop, formulate, author, investigate

For more information, visit TeachOnline – Aligning Assessments with Learning Objectives

Remember

list, record, underline, state, define, duplicate, arrange, name, relate, describe, tell, recall, memorize, call, repeat, recognize, label, select, reproduce, recite, locate, identify, group

understand

explain, translate, identify, restate, discuss, tell, reference, describe, express, classify, locate, review, critique, interpret, report, summarize, discuss, compare, illustrate, estimate, reiterate, calculate, paraphrase

Apply

apply, use, practice, demonstrate, complete, sketch, solve, construct, conduct, dramatize, perform, respond, role-play, execute, employ, collect, organize, teach

Analyze

analyze, distinguish, differentiate, appraise, calculate, experiment, inspect, categorize, catalog, quantify, measure, relate, test, critique, diagnose, extrapolate, theorize, debate, question, research

evaluate

review, justify, assess, defend, report on, investigate, appraise, argue, rate, score, select, measure, choose, conclude, compare, evaluate, interpret, support, recommend, judge, predict, critique

create

develop, plan, build, create, design, organize, revise, formulate, propose, establish, integrate, modify, compose, collect, construct, prepare, devise, manage, show, validate, manage, invent

Writing Measurable Learning Objectives - TeachOnlineWhen you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable, learning objectives. Effective learning objectives use action verbs to describe what you want your students to be able to do by the end of the course or unit. …

Aligning Assessments with Learning Objectives - TeachOnlineWhen you are creating a course, strive to design with the end in mind. After you have established a set of measurable learning objectives for your course, work to develop assessments that are aligned with your stated learning objectives. Think of the learning objectives as a set of skills, knowledge, or abilities that your students …

Objectives Builder - TeachOnlineUse the ASU Online Objectives Builder tool below to write measurable course outcomes and learning objectives. About Learning Objectives Learning Objectives are statements that describe the specific knowledge, skills, or abilities student will be able to demonstrate in the real world as a result of completing a lesson. Learning objectives should not be assignment-specific, however, …

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