Objective Action Verbs

Verbs that impart skills (These would be hard to test for on-line)

demonstrate	empathize	listen	operate	visualize
diagnose	hold	manage	project	write
diagram	internalize	measure	record

Verbs that convey attitudes (we would probably not use)

acquire	exemplify	plan	reflect	transfer
consider	modify	realize	revise

(Taken from Continuing Medical Education, A Printer, Second Edition)

Common Action Verbs

A	account activate administer acquire approve analyze authorize arrange assist allocate accept adhere appraise anticipate apply allow agree adopt advise assemble assume audit attend
B	budget brief
C	conduct confer consolidate consult correlate correspond change consider control counsel create coordinate coach compile cooperate contract contribute communicate classify calibrate choose calculate circulate clear collaborate collect concur commit check compute catalogue construct count
D	develop determine direct disburse design discharge describe demonstrate delegate distribute discipline discriminate defend decide derive devise discuss dispose disseminate draft
E	ensure evaluate establish execute extend express estimate exercise expatiate endorse examine experiment exchange explain edit
F	formulate forecast furnish facilitate fabricate file
G	give guide generate gather
H	handle hold hire
I	interpret issue implement identify interview instruct inspect initiate inform investigate improve inventory install
J	justify
K	keep
L	layout lecture
M	meet maintain manufacture measure motivate manipulate manage make monitor modify
N	negotiate notify
O	organize operate orient obtain observe originate
P	proceed prepare perform provide process plan produce promote propose publicize program practice purchase protect prove participate place procure prescribe proofread
Q	question query
R	repair review research revise recommend release remove requisition request recruit reject report represent relate recognize recount reinforce resolve regulate receive
S	supply sell select schedule service screen serve set solve state secure sign specify stimulate submit supervise score search study survey stock store send staff suggest
T	terminate train transfer test tell transcribe translate transmit tutor teach transport
U	upgrade utilize
V	volunteer verify validate
W	write

(from Instructional Design for New Designers by Langevin Learning Service)

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