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ENABLING VERBS

When writing objectives and learning goals, consider carefully what you want the students to learn. Use this list of verbs when deciding how students can best demonstrate their understanding, knowledge and/or skill. Check over time the level the types of objectives you consistently use. Use these all the time!

Nature of Learning / Verbs to describe how students will demonstrate learning
Functional / accommodate
calculate
indicate / act
utilize
help / avoid
serve
handle / compute
perform
adapt / anticipate
operate
execute
Investigative / analyze
derive
investigate
inspect / anticipate
discover
search
verify / examine
question
survey
critique / prioritize
solve
argue
inquire / ask
explore
scrutinize
look
Generative / cause
devise
form
make
restructure / construct
engender
inaugurate
modify
revise / create
establish
induce
organized / design
evoke
innovate
produce
perform / develop
fashion
invent
propose
compose
Coordinative / arrange
facilitate
lead
systematize / coordinate
harmonize
manage / decide
implement
mesh / direct
intercede
organize / establish
intervene
supervise
Collaborative / assist
help
steer / contribute
offer
support / encourage
persuade / facilitate
resolve / guide
share
Communicative / argue
reveal
discuss
convey
write / depict
recount
recite
describe
correspond / disclose
show
express
indicate
detail / explain
clarify
persuade
portray
exhibit / manifest
demonstrate
state
respond
Consultative / advise
guide
suggest / coach
mentor
teach / counsel
model
direct / demonstrate
negotiate / educate
resolve
Motivational / compete
inaugurate / initiate
pursue / persist
engage / endure
originate / instigate
resist
Relational / accept
encourage
connect / associate
confront
cooperate / defend
demand
depend / engage
inspire
praise / agree
allow
argue

ENABLING WORDS CONTINUED…REVISED BLOOM

Nature of learning / VERBS to describe how students will demonstrate learning [based on the Revised Blooms Taxonomy using verbs and adjusted order from low to higher order thinking]
Remember
(Knowledge/ Recall) / collect
label
select / define
list
state / describe
locate
match / gather
name
outline / identify
recognize
Understand
(Comprehension) / convert
extend
predict
order
graph
group / defend
generalize
rewrite
restate
interpret
rank / distinguish
give examples
summarize
chart
sort / estimate
infer
amplify
outline
compare / explain
paraphrase
illustrate
clarity
expand
Apply
(Application) / change
modify
relate / compute
operate
show / demonstrate
predict
solve / discover
prepare
use / manipulate
produce
Analyze
(Analysis) / categorize
identify
point out
assess
decipher
diagnose / break down
distinguish
relate
contrast
devise
solve / diagram
illustrate
interpret
detect
estimate
compare / differentiate
infer
separate
hypothesize
induce
delineate / discriminate
outline
subdivide
predict
classify
generalize
Evaluate
(Evaluative) / appraise
estimate
interpret
deduce
determine
establish / compare
describe
validate
evaluate
gauge
judge / conclude
discriminate
relate
decide
recommend / contrast
explain
summarize
prioritize
solve / criticize
justify
support
assess
critique
Create
(Synthesis) / amplify
produce
organize
summarize
write
explain
reconstruct / create combine
revise
institute
formulate
relate / develop
construct
compose
plan
integrate
generate / invent
elaborate
design
structure
predict
modify
enhance / reorganize
innovate
extend
devise
compile
rearrange