WRITING QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

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WRITING QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Writing Quality Instructional Objectives
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Writing Quality Instructional Objectives

• What are instructional objectives
• Importance of instructional objectives
• Rules for writing instructional objectives
• Conditions, Competency and Criteria
• Order and Tense
• Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective Domains

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What are Instructional Objectives?

• They are not the course description
• The course description describes what the course
  is about.
• Example
• EIGT 233.0 Color Theory An introduction to the
  theory of color. Students will learn the munsell
  color system, with emphasis on proper color
  selection, color harmonies and color mixing.

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What are Instructional Objectives?

• Objectives are not Course Goals?

Example Students will select colors from the
munsell color system with the same value and
intensity levels.
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What are Instructional Objectives?

• Instructional objectives are specific and
  measurable statements that describe what the
  learner will be able to do after successful
  completion of a course.

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Specific and Measurable Objectives

• 1. State the definition of a microcomputer.
• 2. Learn about software programs.
• 3. Circle the verbs in a sentence.
• 4. Feel a sense of fellowship with fellow
• employees.
• 5. Exhibit a dedication to one's occupation.
• 7. Fill out a travel request.

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Advantages of Clearly Written Instructional
Objectives

• Provide a basis for the selection or designing of
  instructional materials, content, or methods.
• Provide a basis for determining when learning has
  occurred.
• Provide students with direction in organizing
  their own learning.

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Review

• How are objectives different from goals and
  course descriptions?
• Give examples of measurable objective statements.
• What are some advantages of well written
  instructional objectives?

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Questions?
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Writing Instructional Objectives

• Rules 1 and 2
• Conditions and Criteria
• Order and Tense

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Instructional Objectives
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Writing Instructional Objectives

• Rule 1. A well written objective
• Communicates the instructional intent well
• Leaves little room for interpretation
• To know how to write a complete sentence
• To understand what gravity is
• To construct an argument for lowering taxes
• To compare voting records of Senators Jones and
  Smith
• To contrast the win/loss record of two football
  teams

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Writing Instructional Objectives

• Rule 2. A well written objective Includes
  three characteristics
• Performance (competency) states what the
  learner is expected to Do
• Conditions describes the conditions under which
  a student is able to Do or perform the task
• Criterion clarifies how well the learner must
  Do or perform the task in order to be acceptable

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Performance for Objectives

• Performance (competency) describes what the
  student will do, includes an action verb that
  indicates the type of performance
• Cognitive/Application Use terminology specific
  to the Refinishing Industry.
• Psychomotor Apply safety principles on the job
  site.
• Affective Accept responsibility for personal
  safety on the job.

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Conditions for Objectives

• Conditions describe any relevant factors
  associated with the desired performance.
• Examples
• After attending a lecture..
• Following review of a demonstration..
• Given a case study
• After completing the assignment.
• Given a specific piece of equipment.

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Criteria for Objectives

• Criteria describe the acceptable level of
  achievement desired.
• Examples
• Percent of correct responses..
• Within a given time period..
• In compliance with criteria presented by your
  instructor
• According to Trade Association guidelines .

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Order and Tense

• Condition is usually placed first
• Followed by the verb
• And then the criteria
• Instructional Objectives are written in the
  future tense

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Instructional Objective

• Select hydraulic fluids competency
• given samples of several different types of
  fluids condition
• learner selects the correct fluid without fail
  every time criteria
• Given samples of several different types of
  fluids the student will select hydraulic fluids
  correctly without fail every time.

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Instructional Objective

• Design a learning plan competency
• using the WIDS software condition
• your learning activities include a variety of
  learning/teaching strategies criteria
• Using the WIDS software the instructor will
  design a learning plan including a variety of
  learning/teaching strategies.

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Instructional Objective

• Analyze the physical properties of soils
  competency
• by completing a soil analysis on a soil sample
  provided by your instructor condition
• analysis includes soil structure classification
  criteria
• By completing a soil analysis on a soil sample
  provided by your instructor the student will
  include soil structure classifications.

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Practice

• Take this opportunity to write your own
  instructional objectives.
• Write the performance (competency)
• Identify the conditions (resources, environment
  etc)
• Include specific criteria
• Combine them into an instructional objective
  statement.

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Order and Tense Examples

• Recall
• After attending the lecture and reading the
  assigned materials, the student will state the
  function of a thermometer.
• Interpretation
• After attending the lecture and reading the
  assigned materials, the student will demonstrate
  how a thermometer works.
• Problem Solving
• After attending the lecture and reading the
  assigned materials, the student will formulate
  the degrees in C given the degrees in F, or vice
  versa.

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Questions?
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ABCDs of Instructional Objectives

• A Audience
• B Behavior
• C Conditions
• D Degree

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ABCDs of Writing Objectives

• A Audience The student will be able to
• B Behavior expected to do / result of doing
• The behavior should be observable
• C Conditions conditions under which the
  performance is to occur
• D Degree how well the learner must perform
  the task in order to be acceptable

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Questions?
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Objectives related to the Cognitive, Affective
and Psychomotor Domains

• Cognitive knowledge and intellectual skills
• Affective deals with things emotionally
• Psychomotor the use of motor-skills

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Objectives Related to the Cognitive Domain

• Cognitive Domain
• The student will be able to determine the five
  stages of mitosis.
• The student will be able to describe protein
  folding and its relation to protein function.
• The student will be able to define stress and
  discuss typical neurobiological and behavioral
  responses to stress and their implications for
  physical and mental functioning.

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Objectives Related to the Affective Domain

• Affective Domain
• Interact with others with honesty, civility, and
  respect.
• The student will be able to maintain composure
  when dealing with hostile and difficult patients.
• By the end of the HIV curriculum, all residents
  will have identified their attitudes and beliefs
  regarding HIV patients.

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Objectives Related to the Psychomotor Domain

• Psychomotor Domain
• Use proper hand-washing technique prior to
  starting the physical exam.
• Use a personal computer.
• Maneuver a car into a tight parallel parking
  space.
• Adjusts the height of the forks on a forklift by
  comparing where the forks are in relation to the
  pallet.

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Questions?
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Lets Check our Knowledge

• Behavior
• Condition
• Degree

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The End
For predictable results, know your tools
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