Each learning activity should appropriately support the level of learning you are expecting your students to demonstrate. The following table (adapted from Carnegie Mellon) communicates the different types of activities that could be used to assess the successful mastery of learning objectives.

Learning Objective Type	Students will be able to:	Activity Options
Remembering	define, duplicate, list, recall, repeat, reproduce, state, cite, identify, label, match, name, recognize	objective tests or quizzes requiring students to recall or recognize information (keeping in mind that you should always assume students have their books open when taking a quiz in an online class) web searches social bookmarking
Understanding	classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, paraphrase, convert, distinguish between, extend, give examples, illustrate, paraphrase, summarize, translate	Activities that involve summarizing content; classifying or categorizing cases, events, etc. using established criteria; paraphrasing documents or speeches; finding or identifying examples or illustrations of a concept or principle: matching or ordering quizzes web-based image searches image annotation
Applying	choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, solve, write, apply, arrange, compute, construct, discover, modify, predict, prepare, produce, relate, show, use	Activities that require students to use procedures to solve or complete familiar or unfamiliar tasks; may also require students to determine which procedure(s) are most appropriate for a given task. Activities could include: problem sets performances (recorded through audio or webcam video) simulations peer editing
Analyzing	appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, analyze, associate, determine, diagram, estimate, infer, order, outline, point out, separate, subdivide	Activities that require students to discriminate or select relevant from irrelevant parts, determine how elements function together, or determine bias, values or underlying intent in presented materials. These may include: case studies critiques labs (using prepurchased content item for at-home activities) papers projects debates concept maps
Evaluating	argue, defend, judge, critique, support, value, evaluate, moderate, collaborate	A range of activities that require students to test, monitor, judge or critique content (readings, videos, speeches, interviews, etc.) against established criteria or standards. These may include: critiques problem sets product reviews image analysis case studies moderation of a discussion forum or debate
Creating	assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write, combine, compile, compose, devise, integrate, organize, plan, propose, rearrange, reorganize, revise, rewrite	research projects musical compositions performances essays business plans website design wiki construction design of a set art objects podcast/vodcast animation

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