AICE thinking skills command words

Analyse

examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them

Assess

make an informed judgement

Calculate

work out from given facts, figures or information

Compare

identify/comment on similarities and/or differences

Evaluate

judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Explain

set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

Give

produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory

Identify

name/select/recognise

Justify

support a case with evidence/argument

Predict

suggest what may happen based on available information

State

express in clear terms

Suggest

apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations