Formulating a Complete Description of a Skill
As mentioned in the introduction, a skill can be described using 4 steps:
be capable of
+ action verb
+ the nature of the action
+ who benefits? in what context?
Some examples of action verbs associated with skills:
Active verbs to formulate specific goals. This list is not exhaustive and is improvable.
Ability Act Administrate Affiliate Analyse Apply Assist Assume responsibility Avoid Build Calculate Carry out Change Choose Collect Compare Complete Conserve Consider Contrast Contribute Control Cooperate Correct Create Decide Defend Define Demonstrate Describe Determine Develop Diagnose Direct Discuss Distinguish Distribute Draw up Encourage Establish Evaluate Examine | Exchange Explain Facilitate Follow up Forecast Formulate Fulfil Give Guide Handle Help Hold Identify Illustrate Implant Implement Infer Inform Interpret Introduce Itemize Justify Lead Maintain Manipulate Meet Measure Mobilise Modify Name Note Obtain Oppose Organise Outline Participate Persuade Place Plan Play Pratice Prepare Present | Prevent Promote Protect Read Reassure Refrain from Register Remove Request Resume Retain Safeguard Say Select Send Share Show Solve Specify Supply Synthesise Teach Treat Unite Use Write Etc. |
Prepared by the Centre for Higher Education in Nursing (Yaoundé, Cameroon) from Michel Charlibois, University of Montreal. (Rev. EPL, August 1973). From the 'Educational handbook for personnal health', J.J. Guilbert, MOS, Publication No. 35.
Bloom's taxonomy is also used for the formulation of skills.
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Example :
3 examples of using an action verb, the nature of the action and context. In a work context, 'the qualified professional will be able to...':
Example 1 :
Action verb | Purpose of the action | Contextualization |
|---|---|---|
conduct | a plant production workshop | frequently, promoting quality and preserving the long term potential of the activity with minimal impact on the environment |
Example 2 :
Action verb | Purpose of the action | Contextualization |
|---|---|---|
negotiate | institutional partnerships | in order to develop financial resources |
Example 3 :
Action verb | Purpose of the action | Contextualization |
|---|---|---|
create | technological solutions affecting equipment, systems, infrastructure and services | to meet the needs of the environment sector |
