%0 Journal Article
%T Using Action Verbs as Learning Outcomes: Applying BloomĄ¯s Taxonomy in Measuring Instructional Objectives in Introductory Psychology
%A Jeffrey S. Nevid
%A Nate McClelland
%J Journal of Education and Training Studies
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.11114/jets.v1i2.94
%X We used a set of action verbs based on BloomĄ¯s taxonomy to assess learning outcomes in two college-level introductory psychology courses.  The action verbs represented an acronym, IDEA, comprising skills relating to identifying, defining or describing, evaluating or explaining, and applying psychological knowledge.  Exam performance demonstrated that higher level cognitive skills in BloomĄ¯s taxonomy represented by the action verbs evaluating and explaining were the most difficult for students to acquire and also showed the highest item discrimination index in differentiating between better and poorer students.  This study provides a heuristic framework for evaluating areas of relative strength and weakness in acquired skills in college coursework.
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