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Learning objectives when attained should be ''observable'' behaviours or actions. Words used to define learning objectives are often teacher centered and ambiguous. | Learning objectives when attained should be ''observable'' behaviours or actions. Words used to define learning objectives are often teacher centered and ambiguous. | ||
E.g. ''Students will know the seven original member countries of the European Union and their capitals.'' Formulations such as "Student will ''understand, comprehend, know''" are problematic in that one cannot observe ''knowing'' or ''comprehension''. Learning objectives should be formulated in a way that specifies how learning will be observed or measured and are thus intertwined with evaluation methods. Words that describe what the student will do to show that he or she understands are more useful. | |||
E.g. ''Students will know the seven original member countries of the European Union and their capitals.'' | |||
Formulations such as "Student will ''understand, comprehend, know''" are problematic in that one cannot observe ''knowing'' or ''comprehension''. Learning objectives should be formulated in a way that specifies how learning will be observed or measured and are thus intertwined with evaluation methods. Words that describe what the student will do to show that he or she understands are more useful. | |||
E.g. ''Students will be able to list 5 countries in Europe and their capitals''. | E.g. ''Students will be able to list 5 countries in Europe and their capitals''. | ||
==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||
*[[Learning_level#Blooms_taxonomy | Bloom's taxonomy]] | *[[Learning_level#Blooms_taxonomy | Bloom's taxonomy]] | ||
== Verbs for defining learning objectives== | |||
Verbs presented in the following table are suggestions for defining learning objectives that correspond to the cognitive domains within [[Learning_level#Blooms_taxonomy | Bloom's Taxonomy]] from CyberCampus's ]http://www.radiojames.com/ObjectivesBuilder/data/downloads/WritingObjectives.pdf Tips for writing performance-based objectives]. | |||
=Tools= | =Tools= | ||
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Definition
Learning objectives are statements that define the expected goal of a curriculum, course, lesson or activity interms of demonstrable skills or knowledge that will be acquired by a student as a result of instruction. Also known as : Instructional objectives, learning outcomes, learning goals,
=Introduction= The definition of learning objectives is (or should be) the foundation of any instructional design. They are integral determining factor of strategies and Instructional design model and methods, pedagocial scenarios and lesson plans.
Problems defining learning objectives
Learning objectives when attained should be observable behaviours or actions. Words used to define learning objectives are often teacher centered and ambiguous.
E.g. Students will know the seven original member countries of the European Union and their capitals.
Formulations such as "Student will understand, comprehend, know" are problematic in that one cannot observe knowing or comprehension. Learning objectives should be formulated in a way that specifies how learning will be observed or measured and are thus intertwined with evaluation methods. Words that describe what the student will do to show that he or she understands are more useful.
E.g. Students will be able to list 5 countries in Europe and their capitals.
Related articles
Verbs for defining learning objectives
Verbs presented in the following table are suggestions for defining learning objectives that correspond to the cognitive domains within Bloom's Taxonomy from CyberCampus's ]http://www.radiojames.com/ObjectivesBuilder/data/downloads/WritingObjectives.pdf Tips for writing performance-based objectives].
Tools
- Online Objectives Builder Tool based on Bloom's taxonomy with presenation tutorial
Links
- Online objectives builder tool - blog entry describing the tool
- Overview of Instructional Objectives from Purdue University
- Mager's Tips on Instructional Objectives - overview of Mager's Preparing instructional objectives provided in a course at Georgia State University
References
- Mager, R.F. (1984). Preparing instructional objectives. (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: David S. Lake.
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