Behavioral Objectives

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Behavioral Objectives
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Behavioral Objectives

• Behavioral Objectives specify what behavior a
  student must demonstrate or perform in order for
  a teacher to infer that learning took place.

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Behavioral Objectives

• A Behavioral Objective is the focal point of a
  lesson plan. It is a description of an intended
  learning outcome and is the basis for the rest of
  the lesson. It provides criteria for
  constructing an assessment for the lesson, as
  well as the instructional procedures the teacher
  designs to implement the lesson.

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Types of Objectives

• Psychomotor
• Affective
• Cognitive

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Components of an Objective

• The Performance Statement
• The Elaboration of the Conditions
• The Criterion Measure

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Performance Statement

• The statement of an observable behavior, or
  performance, on the part of the learner.
• An outcome usually is stated as a verb, e.g.
  name, match compute, list, classify...

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Elaboration of the Conditions

• A description of the conditions under which the
  learner behavior or performance is to occur.

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Elaboration of the Conditions

• Generally, conditional elements refer to
• What materials may be used to perform the tasks.
• How the performance may be accomplished
• Time elements
• Location of the performance

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Criterion Measure

• The prescription of a minimally acceptable level
  of performance on the part of the learner.

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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 1
• With the aid of the periodic table, the student
  will correctly list the atomic weights of the
  first ten elements

Elaboration of the Conditions
Performance Statement
Criterion Measure
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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 2
• Using the Arkansas Frameworks, the student will
  be able to develop age-appropriate objectives.

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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 3
• Students will be able to identify elements by its
  number of protons using the periodic table.

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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 4
• Students will use their prior knowledge of the
  content of the book along with various resources
  to create a poster about the book, Esperanza
  Rising.

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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 5
• Students will write a paragraph regarding the
  first chapter of the book using correct
  punctuation, grammar and usage.

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Behavioral Objectives

• Example 6
• Students will plot points on a line graph
  depicting the acceleration of the car compared to
  the height of the ramp.

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Guided Practice

• Add two digit numbers with regrouping
• Understand Romeo and Juliet
• Know parts of speech
• Use apostrophes correctly
• Read the story and comprehend it
• Answer the questions at the end of the chapter

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Independent Practice

• Write a five-paragraph paper
• Count to ten
• Complete the crossword puzzle
• Define the spelling words