Remember, students need to be able to demonstrate these skills. Lower level skills are acceptable for non-credit and basic skills courses, and the skills should progress upward with the degree level. Transferable courses need critical thinking skills.

General Instructional Verbs

Analyze Apply Compute Comprehend

Demonstrate Evaluate Interpret Locate

Perform Recognize Speak Translate

Use Write

"Creative" Verbs

Alter Change Design Generalize Modify

Paraphrase Predict Question Rearrange Recombine

Reconstruct Regroup Rename Reorganize Reorder

Rephrase Restate Restructure Retell Revise

Rewrite Simplify Synthesize Systematize Vary

Complex, Logical, Judgmental Behaviors

Analyze Appraise Combine Compare

Conclude Contrast Criticize Decide

Deduce Defend Evaluate Explain

Formulate Generate Induce Infer

Plan Structure Substitute

General Discriminative Behaviors

Choose Collect Define Describe

Detect Differentiate Discriminate Distinguish

Identify Indicate Isolate List

Match Omit Order Pick

Place Point Select Separate

Social Behaviors

Accept Agree Aid Allow Answer Argue

Communicate Compliment Contribute Cooperate Dance Disagree

Discuss Excuse Forgive Greet Help Interact

Invite Join Laugh Meet Participate Permit

Praise React Smile Talk Thank Volunteer

Language Behaviors

Abbreviate Accent Alphabetize Articulate Call Capitalize

Edit Hyphenate Indent Outline Print Pronounce

Punctuate Read Recite Say Sign

Speak Spell State Summarize Syllabify

Tell Translate Verbalize Whisper Write

"Study" Behaviors

Arrange Categorize Chart Cite Circle

Compile Copy Diagram Find Follow

Itemize Label Locate Look Map

Mark Name Note Organize Quote

Record Reproduce Search Sort Underline

Music Behaviors

Blow Bow Clap

Compose Finger Harmonize

Hum Mute Play

Pluck Practice Sing

Strum Tap Whistle

Physical Behaviors

Arch Bat Bend Carry Catch Chase Climb

Face Float Grab Grasp Grip Hit Hop

Jump Kick Knock Lift March Pitch Pull

Push Run Skate Ski Skip Somersault Stand

Step Stretch Swim Swing Throw Toss Walk

Arts Behaviors

Assemble Blend Brush Build Carve Color Construct Cut Dab

Dot Draw Drill Fold Form Frame Hammer Handle Heat

Illustrate Melt Mix Mold Nail Paint Paste Pat Pour

Press Roll Rub Sand Saw Sculpt Shake Sketch Smooth

Stamp Stick Stir Trace Trim Varnish Wipe Wrap

Drama Behaviors

Act Clasp Cross Direct

Display Emit Enter Exit

Express Leave Move Pantomime

Pass Perform Proceed Respond

Show Sit Start Turn

Mathematical Behaviors

Add Bisect Calculate Check Compute Count

Derive Divide Estimate Extrapolate Extract Graph

Group Integrate Interpolate Measure Multiply

Number Plot Prove Reduce Solve

Square Subtract Tabulate Tally Verify

Laboratory Science Behaviors

Apply Calibrate Conduct Connect Convert Decrease

Demonstrate Dissect Feed Grow Increase Insert

Keep Lengthen Limit Manipulate Operate Plant

Prepare Remove Replace Report Reset Set

Specify Straighten Time Transfer Weigh

*A modify list based on work done by Calvin K. Claus in a paper presented at the National Council on Measureent in Education (Chicago: February 1968).

Revised 9/20/2003