M3# Activity 1: Verb Sorting

 Here's a detailed guide and ready-to-use content for Activity 1: Verb Sorting, which helps participants understand and classify action verbs into Bloom’s Taxonomy levels — a foundational skill in writing effective COs, POs, and assessments in Outcome-Based Education (OBE).

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🎯 Activity Objective

To help participants:

• Understand the Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive levels.

• Sort action verbs according to the appropriate level of Bloom’s hierarchy.

• Use this classification to improve the quality and alignment of learning outcomes.

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🧠 Facilitator Overview

🔹 Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Levels (Cognitive Domain)

Level	Description	Example Verbs
1. Remember	Recall facts and basic concepts	list, name, identify, define
2. Understand	Explain ideas or concepts	explain, summarize, classify
3. Apply	Use information in new situations	use, implement, solve
4. Analyze	Draw connections among ideas	compare, differentiate, organize
5. Evaluate	Justify a decision or stance	evaluate, critique, argue
6. Create	Produce new or original work	design, develop, construct

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📝 Activity Instructions for Participants

1. You will receive a mixed list of 30 action verbs.

2. Your task is to classify each verb into one of the six Bloom’s levels.

3. Work in pairs or small groups to encourage discussion.

4. Submit your classification sheet within 15 minutes.

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📋 Sample List of Action Verbs to Sort

(These are intentionally mixed in level.)

Define, Solve, Create, List, Analyze, Describe, Develop, Identify, Construct, Choose,

Compare, Critique, Recommend, Recall, Design, Explain, Use, Summarize, Interpret, 

Evaluate, Distinguish, Apply, Modify, Infer, Generate, Compose, Name, Argue, Implement, 

Assess

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✅ Participant Worksheet Template (Table Format)

You can print or provide digitally for drag-drop or fill.

Action Verb	Bloom’s Level (Choose 1–6)	Notes (Why this level?)
Define
Create
Analyze
Solve
Evaluate
…

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💬 Debrief & Discussion Prompts

• Were any verbs hard to classify? Why?

• Can the same verb appear in different levels depending on the context?

• How does verb selection impact assessment design?

✅ Facilitator Tip: Emphasize that context matters — the same verb can sometimes appear in multiple levels depending on the outcome’s complexity or expectation.

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🔄 Optional Variations

• Turn into a game: teams earn points for each correct classification.

• Use colored cards (6 colors for 6 Bloom levels) for sorting physically.

• After sorting, ask participants to write one CO using a verb from each level.

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