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  On Writing Your Objectives

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Purpose

  • behavioral/performance

  • describes what should happen after the activity

The 3 parts

  • conditions – describe the situation, limits, supplies, materials, tools and equipment under which the behavior will be performed

  • performance – states what observable behavior the learner/audience must demonstrate

  • standards – describe how much is required or how precisely the quality of work must be performed

 

For example

 

 

After reading the story, the reader should be able to differentiate . . .

After listening to the plug, the audience shall prefer . . .

At the end of the video presentation, the viewer shall be able to assemble . . .

 

Categories – based on the three learning domains

  • cognitive: knowledge and intellectual abilities

  • psychomotor: physical action and motor skills

  • affective: feelings and attitudes

 

Sample verbs

 

Knowledge verbs

Apply

Classify

Compare

Conclude

Contrast

Decide

Define

Demonstrate

Devise

Differentiate

Discuss

Distinguish

Estimate

Evaluate

Examine

Explain

Identify

Illustrate

Interpret

Justify

Label

List

Name

Prepare

Rate

Recall

Repeat

Select

State

Summarize

 

Skills verbs

Adjust

Administer

Agitate

Approach

Assemble

Bend

Build

Calibrate

Change

Clean

Heat

Hook

Increase

Insert

Inspect

Lengthen

Load

Locate

Make

Manipulate

Mark

Collect

Connect

Cut

Demonstrate

Develop

Draw

Duplicate

Guide