| Category |
Generic Skills |
Sample Verbs |
| Knowledge (Least complex competency) |
- Observation and recall of information
- Knowledge of dates, events, places
- Knowledge of major ideas
- Mastery of subject matter
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Define, describe, duplicate, identify, label, list, locate, match, memorize, name, recall, recognize, record, relate, repeat, reproduce, underline |
| Comprehension |
- Understanding information
- Grasping meanings
- Translating knowledge into new context
- Interpreting facts, comparing and contrasting
- Ordering, grouping, inferring causes
- Predicting consequences
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Classify, convert, describe, explain, express, give example(s), identify, indicate, interpret, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, rewrite, summarize, tell, translate |
| Application |
- Using information
- Using methods, concepts, theories in new situations
- Solving problems using required skills or knowledge
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Apply, construct, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, sketch, schedule, shop, solve, use, write |
| Analysis |
- Seeing patterns
- Organizing parts
- Recognizing hidden meanings
- Identifying components
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Analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare/contrast, criticize, debate, deduct, diagram, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, infer, inspect, inventory, question, relate, solve, test |
| Synthesis |
- Using old ideas to create new ones
- Generalizing from given facts
- Relating knowledge from several areas
- Predicting, drawing conclusions
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Arrange, assemble, collect, combine, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, rearrange, set up, synthesize, write |
