What is the Point?A Writing Objectives Primer

By Jennifer Spink Strickland - jstrickland@mesacc.edu

Objectives for Today

Differentiate between a Course Competency and Objective Identify Key elements of an objective Understand how objectives inform both you, your students,

your chair, and anyone else Identify clear and concise objectives Compose objectives that demonstrate your content Recognize how alignment of objectives and content are

crucial

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Competency vs. ObjectiveBattle of terms

Objectives build CompetenciesSteps along the way

Objectives

Competencies

The Path to Success

Objectives

Remember Your ABCD’s!

Audience – always the student Behavior Condition Degree of acceptable completion

Anatomy of a great objectiveStudent will be able to:

Predict how the Mankiw Rule will impact monetary policy in future markets.

Written from the student perspectiveConcrete; Measurable behaviorReflects a portion of the course competencyCollectively reflects all levels of cognition

Value of Bloom’s

http://www.officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxo

nomy.htm

Clarity is Crucial

Unclear Understand

To know

Appreciate

Enjoy

To learn

Clear Write

Recite

Recall

Identify

Build

Design

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ObjectivesHelp you…

•Revise

•Align

•Design

Help students…

•Navigate

•Develops a pattern

•Learn in incriminates

•Success is measurable and seen!

Design Elements: Objectives

•Mode of Presentation

•Variety of Activities

•Transitions

•Assessment

•Feedback

•Building Community

•Organization or Structure

Objectives

Objectives at work: In a unitIn this unit you will:

•Identify components of the Hawaiian Cultural Values

•Describe how Pauahi exemplified these values in her life

•Integrate these values in your life

Identify components of the Hawaiian Cultural Values: Determining Activities

1. Reading on Hawaii’s Reliance on the tourist industry

2. Video showing the impact of pollution on Waikiki’s beaches

3. Video demonstrating how Hawaiians embrace hospitality, compassion, humility, and generosity.

4. Article about the geological significance of Hawaii’s landscapes.

Which activities align with the objective?

Identify components the Hawaiian Cultural Values: Assessment

1. Essay discussing the impact of values on the Hawaiin culture

2. Quiz identifying Hawaiian values

3. Discussion (or discussion board post) addressing how the cultural values have informed and shaped the Hawaiin culture

Which assessments align with the objective?

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Resources NAACLS Writing Objectives:

http://www.naacls.org/docs/announcement/writing-objectives.pdf

UCSD School of Medicine: http://meded.ucsd.edu/faculty/writing_instructional_objectives.pdf

Carnegie Mellon: http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/learningobjectives.html

University of Arkansas: http://www.uams.edu/oed/resources/objectives.asp#abcds

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