Domain 
(presented from lowest level to highest level)

Examples of Action Verbs for SLOs

Student Work is Based On

Knowledge

Describe, identify, state, recite, label, list, define, select

Gathering and recalling information from events, films, news, people, readings, videos, etc.

Comprehension

Illustrate, explain, defend, distinguish, summarize, interpret

Confirming information and/or using knowledge

Application

Organize, prepare, apply, solve, show, use

Making use of knowledge; creating something

Analysis

Compare, analyze, infer, classify

Taking apart pieces of a whole

Synthesis

Combine, hypothesize, construct, invent, design

Putting pieces together

Evaluation

Critique, recommend, appraise, evaluate, weigh, judge

Judging the outcome