Verbs

Guide for criteria-based assessment Annex 1

Blooms taxonomy (verbs)

Level
Description
What does teacher do?
What does student do?
What are the main verbs used according to students aims?
Knowledge
Determine and sort information
Speaks, shows, leads
Accepts, remembers, learns
List, remember, name
Understanding
Understand given information; make a conclusion in their own words
Compares, opposes, shows
Explains, re-does, shows
Discuss, identify, retell
Application
Use new situational case
Controls, helps, criticizes
Solves a problem, demonstrates knowledge
Use, calculate, change, choose, decline, complete, show, find, dramatise, act, examine, experiment, illustrate, explain, transform, use, practice, bring in line, plan, introduce, make a scheme, solve, apply
Analysis
Divide information into sections
Leads, examines, informs
Divides into sections, discusses, shows
Analyze, evaluate, group, calculate, complete, decline, compare, link, contrast, criticize, discuss, analyze, highlight, divide, explore, experiment, explain, act, doubt, bring in line, parse, divide, check
Synthesis
Compose information
Collects, evaluates, argues
Collects, concludes, plans
Group, collect, add, compose, do, argue, collect, link, think up, transform, organize, plan, prepare, suggest, regroup, rewrite, compose, replace
Assessment
Assess on the base of criteria
Clarifies, sends, equates
Exchanges opinions, evaluates, chooses
Prove, choose, compare, conclude, reassure, solve, justify, explain, measure, predict, adapt, suggest again, show separately, calculate, use, check, evaluate
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