Annexure 1

Bloom’s Taxonomy – Writing Learning Outcomes/Objectives

1. Use the format, ‘upon completion of the course/session, the student will be able to *action verb* e.g. “on completion of this course/session, the
learner will be able to draw, explain and carry out outline of training design (planning process)
2. Learning objective should always be written from learners’ point of view – what s/he will be able to do – not what the teacher intends to do
3. There will usually be multiple learning outcomes/objectives for a program/course/session
4. Prohibited phrases – these phrases/words are prohibited in learning objectives/outcomes - to appreciate, to be exposed to, to understand, to be
introduced to, to sensitize, to examine, to know etc. These could, however, be used for writing overall (course) objectives.

Learning outcome Students are asked to Learning Outcomes (Starting with ‘action-verbs’)
Knowing and remembering Recall knowledge of subject matter relevant to the Tell, List, Define, Name, Recall, Identify, State, Relate,
(facts, theories, rules, concepts) discussion Reproduce, Memorize, Order, Remember, Repeat, Recognize,
Label, Recite, Match
Understanding Demonstrate understanding by constructing Transform, Change, Restate, Describe, Explain, Review,
meaning from information Paraphrase, Relate, Generalize, Contrast, Classify, Summarize,
Describe, Discuss, Summarize, Interpret, Infer, Give Main Idea,
Justify, Report, Sort, Translate, Select, Indicate, Illustrate,
Represent, Formulate, Express
Applying Applying knowledge and understanding to a Apply, Practice, Employ, Use, Demonstrate, Illustrate, Show,
particular task or problem Report, Use, Predict, Instruct, Compute, Calculate, Perform,
Choose, Schedule, Sketch, Interpret

Analyzing Examine different concepts and make distinctions Analyze, differentiate, organize, compare, relate, contrast,
between them distinguish, examine, experiment, test
Evaluating Make judgements about concepts or ideas Choose, support, relate, determine, defend, judge, grade,
compare, contrast, argue, justify, support, convince, select,
evaluate.
Creating (synthesizing) Develop new ideas from what they know Design, formulate, build, invent, create, compose, generate,
derive, modify, develop.