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Instructional Goals and Objectives

Erica Rodriguez

Mager’s Objectives

Action-action taken when learners has achieved objective

Condition-conditions that learners will act under

Criteria-how well must learners preform action?

Example

A first grade teacher is teaching a math lesson on addition. Under Mager’s methods this teachers learning objectives could be:

After todays lesson (condition) students should be able to accurately and quickly (criteria) add a number 1-10 to another number 1-10 (action).

ABCD’s Objectives

Audience-learners

Behavior-how learners will act after the lesson

Conditions-Setting for the learning

Degree-standard

Example

An art teacher is giving a lesson on mixing colors to a kindergarten class. If using the ABCD method her learning objectives would be:

When this kindergarten class (audience) sees purple, green, or orange (conditions) they will be able to tell me which two colors were used to make that color (behavior) with no mistakes (degree).

Enabling and Terminal Objectives

Enabling-supporting descriptions

Terminal-overall learning outcome

Example:

A gymnastics coach is teaching a group of young gymnasts to do handstands.

Enabling Objective: gymnasts can preform a vertical handstand against a wall, on a mat, with a spot, and alone on the floor.

Terminal Objective: Gymnasts can compete a handstand at their first competition with confidence and accuracy.

Blooms Taxonomy

Blooms taxonomy has a list of verbs and materials to help create learning objectives. They fall under the categories of: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysis, Evaluating, and Creating. These will be very useful when I am create objectives for my lesson plans!