1. Session Objectives After class today, students will be able to:
Describe how instructional objectives are useful in course design and student prep
Find an electronic version of the web page for Fall 2010’s CSCE 1030
Write instructional objectives for a lesson
Hit a life-sized picture of Phil Sweany with a dart from 8 feet away while standing on one foot and imbibing a beverage of choice

2. Instructional Objectives
“An intent communicated by a statement describing a proposed change in the learner” (Mager 1962)
Describes how learner demonstrates that objective reached
Describes important conditions
Indicates how to evaluate performance

3. Objectives Answer Where am I going? How shall I get there?
How will I know I’ve arrived .
(What will be on the exam?)

4. Why ? Leads teaching, student towards goal Allows prioritizing topics
Leads to well-structured course (???)
Makes preparing exams easy
Study aid for students

5. Tips Avoid ambiguous verbs.
Identify terminal behavior as narrowly as possible.
Would another teacher be able to easily tell if students met objectives?

6. Verbs To know To understand To appreciate To grasp significance
To enjoy
To believe
To have faith in
To write
To recite
To identify
To differentiate
To solve
To list
To compare
To contrast

7. Examples (The student will be able to:)
Solve quadratic equations
Given a list of 35 chemical elements, recall and write the valences of at least 30
Demonstrate an appreciation of music
Know the rules of football
Given a list of algebraic equations with one unknown, solve for the unknown without aid of references, tables, or calculating devices