I think that writing them on the board and then explaining them gives students and understanding of what to expect for the day.I have review questions that they have to answer after the lecture.This will show the students what they have learned by answering the questions.
Sometimes I will leave the powerpoint objectives up on the board for an extended period of time, and elaborate on several of the objectives over a period of time, refering back to the powerpoint when it is relevant.
The course objectives can be given in a syllabus form on the first day and gone over verbally. I like the idea of daily objectives written on the board with questions that the student is able to gauge how well he/she has learned that daily lesson. Verbally going over the objectives when class starts and then review with questions at the end of the day. You could also give a quiz at the end of the lesson that the students could use to gauge their learning.
in the courses that I teach objectives are clearly outlined on a daily basis written on the board as well as during the hands on activities, the students know that they are meeting those objectives while they are preforming the designated tasks I request that the students do not leave a worstation until they feel they have meet the objective of that task and I have meet with them and confirmed. This method is more time consuming during the lab experience for the instructor but yields great results and respect from your students.
All excellent points, Jeff, to help keep students organized, informed and motivated. When adult learners can see how the learning objectives relate to workpalce outcomes that help them achieve their occupational goals, then they see immediate relevance. Thanks!
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge Facilitator
Virbal and written,also putting it on the board as a lesson guide works very well, Open discussion on the subject matter with the class gives an overview of what they have learned and then go to LAB.
Lay it all out verbally and in written form on the first day.
Explain the importance of these objectives to be successful in their career.
Have the daily objectives listed on the board.
Demonstrate the final results and explain how this is applied in the field.
Make sure they know the evaluation procedures and provide quick constructive feed back during exercises that guide them to the objectives.
First I generally write the objectives on the board at the start of claas. When I am done with the material I,ll usually review it by either telling them what they should know or by asking direct qestions to them individually. If we do a lab on the material I generally will have to have it signed off so I can see that they understood and applied the information.
There are a few ways to communicate the objectives to the class. One way is to write the objectives on the board and attach a calendar for a time frame for completion. Another way is to pass them out with the syllabus as a written list of the class objectives.
The students can then be tested either in written forms such as quizzes and tests or in oral form by the instructors. To test some of the hands-on objectives a time based lab task will show whether the students have mastered the required tasks with at least 80% proficiency.
work expierences drawing on white board they meet my requirements grading guidelines they followed my instructions with results
You can give them the objectives on the first day orally, and also give them a hand out that reinforces them so they can go over them at there own connivance and make sure they have a clear understanding of what is expected and where the class is going, this will make them more confident in there ability to pass the course.
Also it is important to make sure they understand when each one has been completed so that they have a clear understanding where they stand during each phase of the course.
I like to let the class know the value that they will receive as well as writeing the daily objectives on the board before class. After the lesson We can Discuss what We learned and how it will help them to be succesful.
i can do this by work outlines or expieriences, showing examples of how other people have done this certain thing, or how i have either done it or witnessed. i can also show them the cause and effect of the lesson from what they might get from doing it, whats in it for them ,points, grade -pass/failure etc. i can use drawings to get a point across to a student. i can do demonstrations of teachings or lessons or lab requirements.
i like to list the days objectives on the board and verbally discuss them proir to starting the lesson plan. When starting the lesson plan there will be specific objectives to that lesson plan the objectives should include what they are expected to learn and also why it is important fot them to know.question & answer techniques can be used through out the lesson to see if they are meeting their objectives then they will be tested and graded on the material
Hi Chuck! Thanks for your response; excellent suggestion as it covers both audio and visual learning styles. I have also had students write a brief summary of the lesson, topic or application in their own words, at the end of the class period, and then link it to both their own personal objectives as well as to the workplace. I have found that it reinforces the concepts or procedures and also creates relevance in the students' minds.
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge/CEE
Several ways that objectives can be comunicated to students would be verbally during the first days introduction and writen as a hand out list. ALso each days lab assignments are writin on the white board and then review as an introduction of the days activities with each assignments objectives being restated at that time. An easy way for students to relize they have achived their objectives is with a daliy class review of their assignments/objectives and the expected results with them participateing in the review by provide answers to your questions and asking questions for proper understanding. Also using an evaluatiuon task which requires them to perform the task(s) of the objective as an individual. This would show them the level of understanding they had achived for that objective.
Great Steven! In essence, two objectives have been accomplished: the student has demonstrated that he has mastered the system or diagnosed the problem, and may have been motivated to want to know more; then we've sort of gone from the what to the now what. Thanks.
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge/CEE
Great idea, Pete, thanks! I would think that when students develop the schedule themselves from the outline you present, it makes it a little more personal and creates more buy-in. A good residual effect too is that by them writing it personally, as opposed to simply glancing at it, you have touched on the hands-on as well as visual learning styles.
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge/CEE
Hi James, sounds like an organized and thorough process. Curious, what assessment(s) do you use to determine that the objectives have been met and goals achieved? For example, test, examples, demonstration, student report, student journal, etc.? Do you use more than one? Thanks!
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge/CEE
At the beginning of the course I hand out a sylabus covering the goals and objectives. Then each day I list the days objectives and relate them to the sylabus. Once the daily tasks are completed we will go over the material and review the hands on labs, and ensure the objectives were met and that the goals were acheived.
