Learning Objectives (Action Words)
 

Learning Objectives--Action Words

The best objectives are written so that they are clear-cut and easy to understand. The use of certain "action" words to describe the action or task to be observed or evaluated is vital in developing good objectives. The use of certain types of words should be avoided because their meanings are open to a wide range of interpretations.

Words To Avoid Using In an Objective

to learn	to respect	to master
to really appreciate	to understand	to know
to appreciate

Words To Use In an Objective

to adjust	to administer	to align
to analyze	to ascertain	to assemble
to calculate	to calibrate	to change
to charge	to check	to clean
to compare	to complete	to compute
to connect	to construct	to convert
to correct	to demonstrate	to define
to describe	to design	to determine
to develop	to differentiate	to display
to examine	to explain	to fill out
to guide	to identify	to initiate
to inspect	to install	to list
to locate	to enumerate	to write
to modify	to name	to operate
to organize	to point out	to position
to prepare	to present	to process
to reassemble	to recite	to regulate
to relate	to remove	to repair
to repeat	to replace	to restore
to select	to service	to set
to show	to signal	to state
to store	to test	to train
to trim	to transcribe	to verify
to troubleshoot	to use

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