Course Designer’s Toolkit Workbook 11

Learning Objectives
Learning objectives are the basic building blocks from which great course curriculum
is developed. Take a look at the key characteristics of a great learning objective
below.

Example: Students will be able to create a budget using the zero based budget method.

Audience Behavior Condition Degree

Students will be able to a budget using the zero
create based budget
method.

Create Your Own

Try formulating your own learning objective.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy Verb List
Create
Students can create projects and complex written
plans without any assistance.

Evaluate
Students can compare and contrast between
concepts and determine their own opinion.

Analyze
Students can analyze complex scenarios.

Apply
Students can apply concepts.

Understand
Students can relate information.

Remember
Students can define and recall.

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create

Define Summarize Show Analyze Appraise Compose

Navigate Infer Sketch Categorize Support Create

Identify Relate Solve Calculate Argue Design

Recognize Restate Schedule Compare Defend Formulate

Quote Discuss Write Examine Judge Construct

Label Elaborate Practice Break down Value Propose

Locate Interpret Prepare Outline Evaluate Invent

Memorize Cite Apply Model Assess Plan

Match Predict Choose Contrast Conclude Develop

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Learning Objective
Create a learning objective using the verbs from the “remember” category.

Learning Objective
Create a learning objective using the verbs from the “apply” category.

Learning Objective
Create a learning objective using the verbs from the “create category.”