Activities Action Verbs that provides evidence
Knowing define, describe, identify, label, name, outline, reproduce, recall, select, state, present, be aware of,
extract, organise, recount, write, recognise, measure, underline, repeat, relate, know, match.
Comprehension interpret, translate, estimate, justify, comprehend, convert, clarity, defend, distinguish, estimate, explain,
extend, generalise, exemplify, give examples of, infer, paraphrase, predict, rewrite, summarise, discuss,
perform, report, present, restate, identify, illustrate, indicate, find, select, understand, represent, name,
formulate, judge, contrast, translate, classify, express, compare.
Application of apply, solve, construct, demonstrate, change, compute, discover,
knowledge manipulate, modify, operate, predict, prepare, produce, relate, show, use, give examples, exemplify, draw
(understanding) (up), select, explain how, find, choose, assess, practice, operate, illustrate, verify.
Analysis recognise, distinguish between, evaluate, analyse, break down,
differentiate, identify, illustrate how, infer, outline, point out, relate, select, separate, divide/subdivide,
compare, contrast, justify, resolve, devote, examine, conclude, criticise, question, diagnose, identify,
categorise, point out, elucidate.
Synthesis propose, present, structure, integrate, formulate, teach, develop,
combine, compile, compose, create, devise, design, explain, generate, modify, organise, plan, rearrange,
reconstruct, relate, reorganise, revise, write, summarise, tell, account for, restate, report, alter, argue,
order, select, manage, generalise, precise, derive, conclude, build up, engender, synthesise, put together,
suggest, enlarge.
Evaluation Judge, appraise, assess, conclude, compare, contrast, describe how, criticise, discriminate, justify, defend,
evaluate, rate, determine, criticise, choose, value, question.
Ability/ Level Definition
competency
the remembering of previously learned material; it may involve the recall of a wide range of material
Knowledge 1 from specific facts to complete theories, but all that is required is the bringing to mind of the
appropriate information.
the ability to grasp the meaning of material; may be shown by translating material from one form to
2 another (words to numbers), by interpreting material (explaining or summarizing), and by estimating
Comprehension future trends (predicting consequences or effects); this goes one step beyond the simple remembering
of material, and represent the lowest level of understanding
the ability to use learned material in new, concrete situations; may include the application of rules,
Application 3 methods, concepts, principles, laws, and theories; requires a higher level of understanding than those
under comprehension.
the ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be
4 understood; may include the identification of parts, analysis of the relationship between parts, and
Analysis recognition of the organizational principles involved; represents a higher level than comprehension
and application because it requires an understanding of both the content and the structural form of
the material.
the ability to put parts together to form a new whole; may involve the production of a unique
5 communication, a plan of operations (research proposal), or a set of abstract relations (scheme for
Synthesis classifying information); stresses creative behaviors, with major emphasis on the formulation of new
patterns or structure
the ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose, based on definite criteria; contains
Evaluation 6 elements of all the other categories, plus conscious value judgments based on clearly defined criteria.
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