Workforce Program Design and Evaluation
Course or Training
Learning Objectives
Start each objective with a verb.
-
Use verbs that align with the
appropriate level/type of
learning.
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Sample Verbs for Learning Objectives
Cognitive
Remembering
•
Define
Duplicate
• Draw
Affective
Receiving (listening and being attentive)
Ask
Choose
Psychomotor
Imitation (learner imitates an action after a
visual demonstration)
Describe
Erect
. List
•
Label
.
Follow
•
Memorize
.
Give
•
Name
•
Hold
Recall
Identify
•
Recite
Repeat
Reproduce
State
Understanding
Locate
Name
Point to
Select
Sit
Avoid words that can not be
measured.
- Understand, know, learn,
familiarize.
•
Classify
• Describe
Discuss
Explain
• Identify
Locate
•
Reply
Use
Responding (active participation)
Answer
Assist
Comply
Conform
Paraphrase
Recognize
Discuss
•
Report
Greet
.
Select
Help
•
Translate
Label
+
Visualize
Perform
Practice
Present
Applying
• Read
Recite
Report
Select
Tell
Write
+
Apply
•
Change
Choose
+
Construct
•
Dramatize
Employ
Illustrate
Interpret
.
Complete
Demonstrate
Valuing (value attached to a subject)
Align
Balance
.
Follow
Grasp
Hold
+ Place
Repeat
Rest
Step
Manipulation (performance of an action
with written/verbal instructions)
Align
Balance
Follow
Grasp
* Hold
Place
⚫ Repeat
Precision
Accurately
Without error
Independently
Proficiently
With balance
. With control
Articulation (display of coordination of a
series of related acts)
Confidence
Coordination
Harmony
•
Integration
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