Creating, Viewing, or Editing a Verb

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Creating, Viewing, or Editing a Verb

After selecting NewIcon, or View Table-View or Edit Table-Edit in the Actions column for a selected verb, you will see the fields below.

Verb Detail Screen

Figure 317: Verb Detail Screen

To create a new verb, select Save once you've entered all the information. Likewise, to keep the edits you've made to an existing verb, select Save. This will return you to the list of verbs.

If you do not want to keep the edits or create a new verb, just select Cancel to close the pop-up.

If you're reviewing a verb, you can select Edit to make changes, select Approve to approve the verb, or you can close the pop-up window by selecting the X in the top right of the pop-up.

Verb Fields

Title

The Title or text of the verb. Verbs are used in the task analysis for tasks, subtasks, and steps (aka skills). Verbs can be categorized by the learning domain(s) that they apply to. The available learning domains are:

Cognitive - mental skills (knowledge and using knowledge).

Affective - feelings or emotional skills (attitude and changing attitude).

Psychomotor - manual or physical skills (skills and using skills).

Status

The current Status of the library item. Once the initiative that uses the library item is approved, then the library item is also approved. You can also approve a library item manually by viewing the item and then selecting Approve on the screen. You cannot approve a library item from the Edit screen.

Cognitive Checkbox

The Cognitive checkbox indicates that the verb applies to the cognitive or knowledge domain of learning (mental skills). Note that verbs can apply to more than one learning domain.

Affective Checkbox

The Affective checkbox indicates that the verb applies to the affective domain of learning (attitude or self). Note that verbs can apply to more than one learning domain.

Psychomotor Checkbox

The Psychomotor checkbox indicates that the verb applies to the psychomotor or skill domain of learning (physical skills). Note that verbs can apply to more than one learning domain.