Objectives give direction as to what will be covered during the chapter. They allow not only the instructor but the students to measure what they are completing. They also keep the instructor on track and keep the content relevant to what needs to be covered. It is also important to know how to create objectives and to use the appropriate wording. For example, “know how to draw bloodâ€, could mean something different to each student. However, “perform a vacuum method venipuncture successfully with a minimum competency level of 77%†allows the student and myself to know exactly what is expected. I feel it is very important to understand how to create objectives for each course you teach.
Stanley,
I agree. In addition, without learning objectives the student would not be able to clearly see how one course in the curriculum, aligns with their programmatic outcomes. Learning objectives help the students understand how their course works, within the bigger "puzzle", which is their program curriculum
Tremayne Simpson
It also help the teacher staying on "tracs" with the lesson plan structure, and the objectives, or in some cases a substitute teacher. Sometimes I would get "lost" in the subject and deviate from the lesson plan to apply personal life experience on a lecture or demo, but will get back on track with the help of my daily objective from my lesson plan.
When I'm teaching in a computer lab (which is most of the time), I post a copy of the learning objectives for the day in a Word document on one of our file servers. In addition to the objectives, the document includes any new classroom or homework assignments, announced test dates, and a few questions designed to spur classroom discussion. The students go to the server and retrieve the document. They're free to print it if they wish, or save it to their desktops or flash drives. Some students use a printed copy to take notes, others take notes right in the document, and still others take notes directly in their notebooks.
Jim,
This is an excellent method for "staying on track" in the class. In addition, it is a great way for the students to know when learning objectives have been met.
Tremayne Simpson
This is as important to the instructor as it is to the student. Instructors need to be clear in what they are trying to achieve with a lesson. What information are we trying to get across? If you have clear objectives you aren't stuck "winging it" in class.
I will write the objectives for that day on the board and cross off the objectives once I feel like they have been met.
The learning objective is the basis upon which the rest of your lesson sets. Without consise and measureable objectives, you cannot develop content which will guide to accomplishing the objectives, you won't be able to generate assignments which will help student attain the objectives, and you won't know what to test your students over and at what level you want your students to end. Without objectives, the lesson plan becomes a list of somewhat related (or unrelated) activities where the ulitmate goal is not at all clear.
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Learn to build a class goals is very important to know exactly what we want to achieve in the classroom, this part of Module 3 is very interesting and it is certain that the correct use of verbs help the student understand the objectives of the class and also help to transmit the exact content that we want teach, when we learn how to write correctly the objectives of the class we are doing the correct class, and creating a positive impact in the classroom, also organizes our teaching correctly .
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Because the well constructed learning objectives allows for the class to run more smoothly and therefore the students become more comfortable and more engaged due to the organized fashion to the class. They are very hard for me to write effectively still.
I list an agenda and Objective on my board before every class. The agenda gives them an idea of what we are doing in class and I check it off as we get them completed. The objectives I list so they know what they should be learning in class that day, I ask them at the end, which ones we completed and which ones we will hold over until next week. They hold me to it as well.
It's important because it gives the students an idea of what to expect. At the beginning of each class, I tell them what we are going to be doing and what I'm hoping they will accomplish. In this way, it lets them know what's ahead and no big surprises so they don't panic about what we're doing. Plus, it also gives them time to think about it and formulate any questions or suggestions.
I agree. It is important that students have a solid idea and plan of what they will be learning. Putting in the details, even on the weekly lesson plans outlining the learning objectives help them to prepare more thoroughly and takes the guess work out of it (which can be frustrating for those who work fulltime as well).
I also write the objectives for the day on the board. I will introduce the objectives and offer a brief explanation of each before I begin the taxonomy of learning.
Contructing the learning objectives is essential to guiding students to understand and apply the objectives to their everyday lives; and make the connection to the applicability to their chosen field.
the ensure that the instrcutor and students understand the purpose of the lesson. The objectives hold us accountable to the standards of the field and ensure that these are covered in class.
It gives them a basis on how they can gage if they have been able to get everything needed out of the class
It is important because it helps the instructor to have an end gold of what they student should have learned, and it is important to the student because at the end of class if they cannot check off that objective than they need to review the imformation presented.
I like the idea, especially for career colleges to define lesson objectives relative to industry standards.
It is important to have objectives and to have those objectives met each day. Not only for the student, but for the instructor. It helps the instructor know that they have taught what have intended to teach for that day so they know they didn't miss anything.
