Learning Objectives Learning objectives are statements as to what you intend your students to achieve. They can serve as a guiding light for workshop design. they relate intended outcomes, rather than the process for achieving those outcomes they are specific and measurable, rather than broad and intangible. they are concerned with students, not teachers.” Robert Mager, Preparing Instructional Objectives: A Critical Tool in the Development of Effective Instruction (May 1997), As you consider your learning objectives, ask yourself: A – Is the focus of the learning objective student performance? B – Can the task be measured or observed? C – How will I know that the participant has reached the objective? Examples of learning objectives:: After completing the workshop, the participant will be able to: explain 3 values of metadata recognize the 7 primary sections and 3 supporting sections of the CSDGM determine the definition and status of any field utilizing the CSDGM Workbook List 3 rules for writing quality metadata locate online metadata production resource including key national guidelines and repositories download, install, and run MP, metadata parsing software create a compliant metadata record using tkme metadata production software

Writing Clear Objectives The key to clarity in writing the objective involves using action verbs that describe the specific behavior the learner will be asked to do. Focus on what the task or skill is that will be performed. Avoid using words or phrases that are ambiguous and are difficult to measure or observe. To know To understandTo really understand To internalize To appreciate To believe To enjoy To grasp the significance of To have faith in To discover To think To solve These words/phrases are open to many interpretations Learning Objectives

Common Action Words Add Alphabetize Analyze Apply Arrange Assemble Bend Build Calculate Carry Catch Choose Circle Cite Clarify Collect Color Compare Compute Conduct Construct Contrast Copy Count Cut Decide Define Demonstrate Describe Design Detect Differentiate Discover Discriminate between Discern Discuss Divide Draw Explain Finalize Fold Generalize Identify Illustrate Indicate Infer Interpret Isolate Judge Justify List Lift Label Make Mark Match Modify Multiply Name Order Plan Point Pick Perform Place Punctuate Prepare Prove Predict Quote Rearrange Recall Recite Rewrite Ride Run Rank Recognize Record Relate Repeat Reproduce Restate Reorganize Select Sequence Show Solve State Separate Spell Swim Tell Transcribe Tabulate Taste Throw Translate Underline Use Write Walk Learning Objectives

Fully appreciate the steps for establishing a Clearinghouse node Outline the steps required to establish a Clearinghouse node Know how to create a metadata record List three key resources needed to create a metadata record Teach students to enjoy using Metadata Parser Parse a metadata record using mp Believe in the objectives of the Executive Order Identify the key objectives of Executive Order Appreciate the history of the FGDC Explain the intended role of the FGDC Grasp the significance of Section 2 Data Quality Complete the Data Quality elements of special value to their organization Exercise – Practice Writing Learning Objectives The following poorly written objectives were revised using performance-based language Well written objectives are used to: drive content development generate ideas for activities establish testing parameters Learning Objectives