Writing learning objectives using Bloom's taxonomy
(Adapted from work by LeBrun and Johnstone (1994:162). See the UKCLE guidance note Ensuring successful assessment for additional examples of how to achieve learning objectives in the context of law.)
| If you want your Students To… | Use One or More of These Verbs | Add the Object | And Condition/Context |
| Know | state, define, name, write, recall, recognise, list, label, reproduce, identify | knowledge of specifics, for example research, theory, examples of case law, method, approach | criminal law, tort, family law, human rights, 19th century medical law |
| Comprehend | appreciate, select, indicate, illustrate, represent, formulate, explain, classify, comprehend | translate, interpret, extrapolate | |
| Apply | predict, demonstrate, instruct, compute, use, perform, implement, employ, solve | apply knowlede, understanding to | |
| Analyse | analyse, identify, differentiate, dissect, compare, contrast, examine, interpret, investigate | analyse relationships, elements, organisational principles | |
| Synthesise | combine, summarise, restate, précis, argue, discuss, organise, derive, relate, generalise, integrate, conclude | produce a new form, plan, set of ideas, set of relations | |
| Evaluate | judge, justify, evaluate, determine, support, defend, attach, criticise, appraise, weigh up, assess | judge in terms of internal and external evidence |
Last Modified: 4 June 2010
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