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Competency Level
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Skill Demonstrated
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Task-Oriented Verb Examples
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Knowledge
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Observation and recall of information
Knowledge of facts
Knowledge of major ideas
Mastery of subject matter
Carry out research to find information
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List, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, find, identify
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Comprehension
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Understand information
Grasp meaning
Translate knowledge into new context
Interpret facts, compare, contrast
Order, group, infer causes
Predict consequences
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Summarise, explain, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend
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3
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Application
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Use information
Use methods, concepts, theories in new situations
Solve problems using required skills or knowledge
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Apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover
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4
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Analysis
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Seeing patterns
Organisation of parts
Recognition of hidden meanings
Identification of components
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Analyse, separate, order, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, infer
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Synthesis
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Use old ideas to create new ones
Generalise from given facts
Relate knowledge from several areas
Predict, draw conclusions
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Combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, build, design, invent, compose, formulate, prepare, generalise, rewrite
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Evaluation
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Compare and discriminate between ideas
Assess value of theories, presentations
Make choices based on reasoned argument
Verify value of evidence
Recognise subjectivity
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Assess, evaluate, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, discriminate, support, conclude
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