(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
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criminal law, tort, family law, human rights, 19th century medical law |
| comprehend |
appreciate, select, indicate, illustrate, represent, formulate, explain, classify,
comprehend
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translate, interpret, extrapolate |
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| apply |
predict, demonstrate, instruct, compute, use, perform, implement, employ, solve |
apply knowledge, understanding to... |
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| analyse |
analyse, identify, differentiate, dissect, compare, contrast, examine, interpret,
investigate
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analyse relationships, elements, organisational principles |
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| synthesise |
combine, summarise, restate, précis, argue, discuss, organise, derive, relate,
generalise, integrate, conclude
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produce a new form, plan, set of ideas, set of relations |
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| evaluate |
judge, justify, evaluate, determine, support, defend, attach, criticise, appraise,
weigh up, assess
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judge in terms of internal and external evidence |
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