CREATING MEASURABLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By Teresa PotterSenior Instructional Designer , The University of Akron Special thanks to Dr. Jill Phipps

OBJECTIVES After successful completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

Distinguish between Course Level and Module Level Learning Objectives

Identify four domains of learningSelect action verbs appropriate to different levels of a learning domain

Create measurable course level learning objectivesCreate measurable module level learning objectives

VOCABULARY Learning Objective: A statement about what

students must be able to demonstrate for successful

completion Learning Outcome:

What happened

Course Description:

Describes content or procedures

Goal: High level goal

the institution/department hopes to convey

LEARNING OBJECTIVES MUST BE MEASURABLE

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Measurable Learning Objectives describe behaviors students will be

able to demonstrate

Action Verb + Content

Measurable learning

objectives describe

behaviors students will

demonstrate to show many types

of learning

Behaviorism Cognitivism

Constructivism

Experientialism Social Construction

MEASURABLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES After successful completion of this course, students

will be able to:

1. Select metacognition strategies to support course design

2. List important events that lead to World War II3. Describe the characteristics of a professional

resume 4. Write a business plan

IS IT MEASURABLE?

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Understand how to write a professional resume

Understand how to write a professional resume

“KNOWING” AND “UNDERSTANDING”

But how do I know that you

know?

How can you show me?

THE OBJECTIVE WRITING PROCESS

1. What information do you want students to learn?

2. What level of knowledge do you want them to achieve?

3. What action will they use to demonstrate mastery?

4. What additional criteria are necessary?

1. SELECT THE CONTENT Course or Module or

LessonSequence

Chunking Context

Level of

Detail

COURSE LEVEL AND MODULE LEVEL OBJECTIVES After Successful Completion of this course, students will be able to: Create a professional resume

After successful completion of Module 1, students will be able to: Describe the components of a professional resume Module 2: List their professional experience with appropriate detail Describe the skills used in previous positions

ALIGNING COURSE AND MODULE LEVEL OBJECTIVES

Course Level Objectives Module Level Objectives 1. Create a professional Resume

1.1 Describe the elements of a professional resume

2.1 List your professional experience with appropriate detail 2.2 Describe the skills used in previous positions

2. SELECT THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE

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2. SELECT THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE

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2. SELECT THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE

Higher Order

Lower Order

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Introductory level students are only capable of lower level thinking

MythTruth or ?

3. CHOOSING THE ACTION THEY WILL PERFORM

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create

Define Explain Write Calculate Criticize Compose

Describe Explain Interpret Compare Assess Design

List Discuss Apply Criticize Predict Explain

Select Identify Demonstrate Diagram Evaluate Create

DOMAINS

CognitivePsychomotorAffective

PAIRING VERBS WITH ASSESSMENT TYPES

a. List b. Identify c. Define d. Explain e. Describe f. Create

1. Multiple Choice Quiz

2. True/False Quiz 3. Matching 4. Essay 5. Short Answer 6. Project

OBJECTIVE VS. TASK Students will be

able to describe the

process of cell division

Students will read about cell

division

GOALS VS. OBJECTIVES

Objective: Required to Pass

Goal: Nice to

have

4. ADD FURTHER DESCRIPTION AS NECESSARY Students will be able to list the 7 steps in the writing process

Students will be able to multiple two digit numbers with 80% accuracy

PRACTICE

WHAT DO WE DO WITH LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Content and

Learning Activities

Assessment

Learning Objective Achieved

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BACKWARDS DESIGN

Learning Objectives

Assessment

Content and

Learning Activities

ALIGNMENT DOCUMENT Course Objective

Module Learning Objectives

Content and Learning Activities

Assessment

1. Create a professional Resume

1.1 Describe the elements of a professional resume.

Video Article

Short answer quiz

2.1 List your professional experience with appropriate detail 2.2 Describe the skills used in previous positions

Article Resume template Peer Review

Resume draft 1