Dr Sarah Morgan

ALT Screenshot of ChatGPT result: Imagine you are playing a game with your friends, and your friend says "I understand the rules!" But when you ask them to explain the rules to you, they can't do it. That's because "understand" is a word that doesn't tell us what someone can actually do. In school, teachers want to know what their students can do, like solve a math problem or read a book. So instead of saying "I understand," they want students to use specific words that tell them what they can do, like "I can solve this math problem" or "I can read this book." That's why in learning objectives, teachers use words like "explain," "identify," "analyze," "apply," or "evaluate." These words tell students and teachers exactly what they should be able to do at the end of a lesson or course.