Action Verbs for More Precise S.M.A.R.T. Objectives (COR1-J04)

Action Verbs for More Precise S.M.A.R.T. Objectives

To make your work and learning objectives as precise as possible, you can use the action verbs shown below. (For other useful advice on the development of S.M.A.R.T. objectives, please consult this work tool: Are your objectives S.M.A.R.T.?)

Administer

Manage or direct the execution of affairs.

Adopt

Take up and practice on one's own.

Advise

Recommend a course of action; offer an informed opinion based on specialized knowledge.

Analyze

Separate into elements and critically examine.

Anticipate

Foresee and deal with in advance.

Appraise

Give an expert judgment of worth or merit.

Arrange

Make preparation for an event; put in proper order.

Assemble

Collect or gather together in a predetermined order from various sources.

Assign

Specify or designate tasks or duties to be performed by others.

Assume

Undertake; take for granted.

Assure

Give confidence; make certain of.

Authorize

Approve; empower through vested authority.

Calculate

Make a mathematical computation.

Circulate

Pass from person to person to place.

Clean

To remove dirt or make tidy.

Collaborate

Work jointly with; cooperate with others.

Compile

Put together information; collect from other documents.

Conduct

Carry on; direct the execution of.

Consolidate

Bring together.

Construct

Build, make, or modify.

Consult

Seek the advice of others.

Control

Measure, interpret, and evaluate.

Delegate

Empower another to perform tasks or duties that may carry specific degrees of accountability.

Deliver/Design

Conceive, create ad execute according to plan.

Determine

Resolve; fix conclusively.

Develop

Disclose, discover, perfect or unfold a plan or idea.

Direct

Guide work operations through the establishment of objectives, policies, rules, practices, methods and standards.

Discuss

Exchange views for the purpose of arriving at a conclusion.

Dispose

Get rid of.

Disseminate

Spread or disperse information.

Distribute

Deliver to proper destinations.

Draft

Prepare papers or documents in a preliminary form.

Establish

Bring into existence.

Estimate

Forecast future requirements. Carry to intended designation.

Evaluate

Determine or fix the value of.

Expedite

Accelerate the process or progress of.

Formulate

Develop or devise.

Furnish

Provide with what is needed; supply.

Implement

Carry out, execute a plan or program.

Improve

Make something better.

Initiate

Start or introduce.

Inspect

Critically examine for suitability.

Install

To set up or use.

Interpret

Explain something to others.

Investigate

Study through close examination and systemic inquiry.

Issue

Put forth or distribute officially.

Maintain

Keep in an existing state.

Monitor

Watch, observe, or check with an eye to reach agreement.

Notify

Make known to.

Operate

Perform an activity or series of activities.

Participate

Take part in.

Perform

Fulfill or carry out some action.

Plan

Devise or project the realization of a course of action.

Practice

Perform work repeatedly in order to gain proficiency.

Prepare

Make ready for a particular purpose.

Proceed

Begin to carry out an action.

Process

Subject something to special treatment, handle in accordance with prescribed procedure.

Propose

Declare a plan or intention.

Provide

Supply what is needed; furnish.

Recommend

Advise or counsel a course of action; offer or suggest for adoption.

Repair

Fix or make usable.

Represent

Act in the place of or for.

Report

Give an account of; furnish information or data.

Research

Inquire into a specific matter from several approaches.

Review

Examine or re-examine.

Revise

Rework in order to correct or improve.

Schedule

Plan a timetable.

Secure

Gain possession of; make safe.

Select

Choose the best suited.

Specify

State precisely in detail or name explicitly.

Submit

Present for the discretion or judgment of others.

Supervise

Oversee, direct, inspect, or guide the work of others with responsibility for meeting standards of performance.

Train

Teach or guide others in order to bring up to a predetermined standard.

Verify

Confirm or establish authenticity; substantiate.

Write

To compose or edit.