Useful Verbs for Writing Measurable Objectives
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Knowledge: “I will . . .”
| list | record | underline |
| state | define | arrange |
| name | relate | describe |
| tell | reproduce | memorize |
| recall | repeat | recognize |
| label | select |
Comprehension: “I will . . .”
| explain | describe | report |
| translate | express | summarize |
| identify | classify | reiterate |
| restate | locate | compare |
| discuss | review | illustrate |
| tell | critique | estimate |
| reference | interpret |
Application: “I will . . .”
| apply | sketch | perform |
| use | solve | respond |
| practice | construct | role-play |
| demonstrate | conduct | execute |
| complete | dramatize | employ |
Analysis: “I will . . .”
| analyze | inspect | test |
| distinguish | categorize | critique |
| differentiate | catalogue | diagnose |
| appraise | quantify | extrapolate |
| calculate | measure | theorize |
| experiment | relate | debate |
Synthesis: “I will . . .”
| develop | revise | compose |
| plan | formulate | collect |
| build | propose | construct |
| create | establish | prepare |
| design | integrate | devise |
| organize | modify | manage |
Evaluation: “I will . . .”
| review | appraise | choose |
| justify | argue | conclude |
| assess | rate | compare |
| defend | score | evaluate |
| report on | select | interpret |
| investigate | measure | support |
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Gerald Shulman, MA, MAC, FACATA, is a clinical psychologist and fellow of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators. He has been providing treatment or clinically or administratively supervising the delivery of care to alcoholics and drug addicts since 1962.
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