Writing ObjectivesTeach what you mean to teach

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Your Lesson

1.Think of a lesson you teach.

2.Write 2 – 5 things you want students to be able to do when they leave this one lesson.

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Today’s Objective

Using their own lesson plans, instructors will write 2-5 objectives that include all four parts of the ABCD method of writing objectives.

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Why is writing good objectives important?

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What an objective is NOT

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Qualities of Useful Objectives

Audience

Behavior

Condition

Degree - Unknown

PerformanceConditionsCriterion

- Robert Mager

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Audience

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Who are your learners?

Behavior - PerformanceFuzzy Words

to knowto understandto really understandto appreciateto fully appreciateto grasp the significance ofto enjoyto believeto have faith into internalize

Better Words

to writeto reciteto identifyto sortto solveto constructto buildto compareto contrastto smile

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Behavior - Performance

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Be able to write a news article.

Be able to develop an appreciation of music.

Behavior - Performance

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Be able to understand mathematics.

Be able to sew a seam.

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Know how to do calculus.

Calculate the slope of a function at a certain point by differentiating.

Given a problem of the following type…Given a list of…Given any reference of the learner’s choice…Without the aid of references…Without the aid of a calculator…

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Condition

Objective without condition:

Be able to solve problems in algebra.

With condition:

Given a linear algebraic equation with one unknown, be able to solve (write the solution) for the unknown without the aid of references, tables, or calculating devices.

Condition

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Questions to ask yourself

Condition

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How well?(Does the learner get the credit or not?)

Example:Given a compass, ruler, and paper, be able to

construct and bisect any given angle larger than five degrees. Bisections must be accurate to one degree.

Degree

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Given a list of factors leading to significant historical events, be able to identify (underline) at least five factors contributing to the Crash of 1929.

Identify ABCD

Using their own lesson plan, instructors will write 2-5 objectives that include all four parts of the ABCD method of writing objectives.

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Identify ABCD

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Reference

Mager, R. F. (1997). Preparing instructional objectives: A critical tool in the development of effective instruction (3rd

ed.). Atlanta, GA: The Center for Effective Performance, Inc.

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Re-write your lesson’s objectives using all four parts of the ABCD method of writing objectives. Pay special attention to using concrete words for the behavior.

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