Learning objectives must be measurable, learner-centered, and achievable within the timeframe of the activity. The objectives should be rooted in gaps in knowledge, skills or abilities of practitioners, identified by a front-end analysis of needs and best practices, and clearly identify the observable demonstration (cognitive, affective, or motor) of the knowledge, skills, or abilities that learners will gain in a professional context after participation in the activity.
An educational Learning Objective describes the ACTION a participant will be able to PERFORM, showing that the OUTCOME has been achieved.
Therefore, Learning Objectives must:
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Begin with an ACTION VERB (not Understand/Know/Learn)
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Be specific, clear, concise (one outcome per learning objective)
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Describe a MEASURABLE and/or OBSERVABLE behavior/action that participants may be able to DO (i.e., LIST, DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CLASSIFY, COMPARE, CREATE, SUMMARIZE).
For a list of action verbs and/or clarification, visit
http://bit.ly/bloomactionverbs