A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Enhancing academic and Practice

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solve examine modify apply
use practise illustrate choose
relate calculate classify demonstrate
4 Analysis
This covers a learner’s ability to break down material or ideas into constituent parts,
showing how they relate to each other and how they are organised. Can learners analyse
elements of the subject field? Can they analyse relationships in the field? Can they analyse
organisational principles?
The following verbs may help you construct learning outcomes in response to these
questions:
differentiate investigate categorise appraise
criticise debate compare contrast
distinguish solve analyse calculate
5 Synthesis
This covers the learner’s ability to work with elements and combine them in a way that
constitutes a pattern or structure that was not there before. Can learners produce a unique
communication in this field? Can they develop a plan or a proposed set of operations?
Can they derive a set of abstract relationships?
The verbs shown below may help you construct learning outcomes in response to these
questions:
assemble organise compose propose
construct design create formulate
integrate modify derive develop