Level of Difficulty Process Verbs, Phrases, Definitions Useful for SLOs
analyze importance of knowledge to self. Examining Importance 6. Self System examine own beliefs to improve integration of knowledge. Examining Efficacy Thinking identify emotional responses associated with knowledge Examining Emotions examine motivations to learn and improve Examining Motivation set specific learning goals and develop a plan for accomplishing the Specifying Goals goals self-monitor the process of achieving a goal. 5. Metacognition Process Monitoring determine how well they understand knowledge Monitoring Clarity determine accuracy of understanding and defend judgments Monitoring Accuracy investigate; research; take a position on; distinguish features; Investigating explain; think through implications; report results. The student generates and tests hypotheses 4. Knowledge experiment; generate; test; theorize; predict . The student designs Experimenting Utilization new methods of collecting data. solve; recognize obstacles; adapt; develop novel strategies to reach Problem-Solving goals under difficult conditions. decide; select among similar alternatives; establish criteria; defend Decision-Making choices predict; judge; deduce; argue for cause or predictions. Specifying establish conclusions; elaborate about inferences; state a principle, Generalizing generalization or rule; trace chronological development; infer new generalizations from known knowledge. identify errors or problems; identify issues or misunderstandings; 3. Analysis Analyzing assess; critique; diagnose; evaluate; edit; revise, identify and explain logical or factual errors in knowledge. classify; organize; sort; identify a broader category; identify different Classifying types; identify super ordinate and subordinate categories of information categorize; compare & contrast; differentiate; discriminate; Matching distinguish; sort; create an analogy or metaphor symbolize; depict; represent; illustrate; draw; show; use models; Symbolizing diagram chart depict critical aspects of knowledge in a pictorial of symbolic form 2. Comprehension describe how or why; describe the key parts of; describe the effects; describe the relationship between; explain ways in which; Integrating paraphrase; summarize; discern essential from nonessential elements use; demonstrate; show; make; complete; draft. perform procedures Executing without significant errors. exemplify; name; list; label; state; describe; who; what; where; when Recalling 1. Retrieval produce information on demand. recognize (from a list); select from (a list); identify (from a list); Recognizing determine if the following statements are true. determine whether provided information is accurate, inaccurate or unknown. Adapted from: http://www.kidsrsu.org/images/uploads/Marzano_New_Taxonomy_Chart_with_verbs_3.16.121.pdf