1. Developing Goals and Objectives
Goal = broad statement of desired end
Objective = specific description of outcome or activity needed to reach a goal
Behavioral obj. = statement of expected behavior after intervention
Process obj. = statement of actions, methods, strategies to produce behavior or outcome objective

2. Objectives must be:
specific
measurable
action-oriented

3. Use action-oriented verbs Match the objective with the outcome desired
psychomotor
cognitive
affective

4. Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
Knowledge
of specifics
of ways of dealing with specifics
of universals and abstractions
Comprehension
translation
interpretation
extrapolation
Application
Analysis
of elements
of relationships
of organizational principles
Synthesis
production of communication
production of a plan
derivation of abstract relations
Evaluation

5. Taxonomy of the Psychomotor Domain
Perception
Sensory stimulation
Cue selection
Translation from idea to movement
Preparedness (set)
Mental set
Physical set
Emotional set
Guided response
Imitation
Trial and error
Complex overt response
Resolution of uncertainty
Automatic performance
Adaptation (to new situation)
Origination (of new skills)

6. Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Affective Domain
Receiving
Awareness
Willingness to receive
Selected attention
Responding
Agreement to respond
Willingness to respond
Satisfaction in response
Valuing
Acceptance of a value
Preference for a value
Commitment
Organization
Conceptualization of a value
Organization of a value system
Characterization by a value

7. Writing Objectives A is for audience B is for behavior
who is acting?
B is for behavior
what should occur?
C is for conditions
under what circumstances?
D is for degree
how much/how often…?
E is for evaluation
how to measure?