Develop Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

This guide is designed to assist you in writing Student Learning Outcomes using Bloom's Taxonomy. For example, you might design a course activity which requires learners to know a specific body of knowledge. Several knowledge-specific verbs are provided to assist in writing an appropriate learning goal. More resources on developing and assessing Student Learning Outcomes can be found on the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning website.

For example:

Students will write the formula for the area of a triangle.
Students will list the levels in Bloom's Taxonomy.
Students will name for four states in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

This guide includes verbs for each level of Bloom's Taxonomy
KNOW	TRANSLATE	APPLY	ANALYZE	SYNTHESIZE	EVALUATE
tell	comprehend	relate	break down	create	judge
list	change	utilize	uncover	combine	decide
cite	reword	solve	look into	build	rate
choose	construe	adopt	dissect	compile	prioritize
arrange	render	employ	examine	make	appraise
find	convert	use	take apart	structure	rank
group	expand	avail	divide	reorder	weigh
label	transform	capitalize on	simplify	reorganize	accept
select	alter	consume	reason	develop	reject
match	vary	exploit	include	produce	determine
locate	retell	profit by	deduce	compose	assess
name	qualify	mobilize	audit	construct	referee
offer	moderate	operate	inspect	blend	umpire
omit	restate	ply	section	yield	adjudge
pick	interpret	handle	canvass	breed	arbitrate
quote	infer	manipulate	scrutinize	cause	decree
repeat	define	exert	sift	effect	rule on
reset	explain	exercise	assay	generate	award
say	spell out	try	test for	evolve	criticize
show	outline	devote	survey	mature	censure
sort	annotate	wield	search	make up	settle
spell	expound	put in action	study	form	classify
touch	account for	put to use	screen	constitute	grade
write	extrapolate	make use of	compare	originate
underline	project	take up		conceive
point to	propose	develop		formulate
tally	advance			invent
transfer	contemplate
recite	submit
identify	contrive
hold	offer
check	calculate
	scheme