Donna,
Clear and understandable goals and objectives are a must. The enable students to see where the course is going and why it is going the direction it is. Plus, they reduce student anxiety because they show students what they need to know as they move through the course so they don't have be concerned about what is going on. It is clearly laid out in the goals and objectives.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
It is important because it sets course level expectations. It paints a path for students, providing just enough information for students to know what they can accomplish upon completing the course and potentially why that is important. It gives the course magnitude and direction.
Good Afternoon.... clear goals and objectives equates to confidence. With clear goals and objectives a student will sense that the instructor is not only knowledgeable about the course content but confident in the ability to teach it....confident and comfortable enough to be able to articulate the knowledge so each student will comprehend and process the information effectively. Every student needs to be able to clearly see the results of each goal, of each objective.
The goals and objectives are very clear for my course, which makes developing the curriculum that much easier.
Antonio,
With the plan you have for your classes and how you explain your expectations you will earn their respect and then rapport will be developed. This is where the enjoyment of teaching comes in because you will have engaged learners that are seeing you as their learning leader.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
having clear goal and objective make more easy my lecture and lab. Students need to see that the instructor is confident on his knowledge and skills. I can't show the right road if I don't clear where I am going to.
Having clear goals and objectives eliminates the "Am I Doing This Right?" concern that many students have. They will know if they are doing something right because they will have the measurable goals and objectives there for them to evaluate themselves by. In addition, it shows learners what the purpose is behind a particular class and how it will benefit them and how it aligns to their personal goals and objectives.
Vanessa,
This is a good way to keep students current with the progress of the class and what is being covered at what time. This is the a good example that will be of help to other instructors, especially those that are just starting their teaching careers. Thank you for sharing this.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I recently starting listing daily objectives for my students. I found that this made the class management more efficient and once completing the lecture and lab assignments we were went back and looked at those objectives and were able to review and check them off as something they completed. I see much more of the students engaged and focused as I have learned to develop daily plans and goals to accomplish.
Denisa,
I wish you continued success with your efforts. I know you are going to make a real impact on the lives and career development of your students.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I absolutely love quote when you compare "goals to a road map". I'm definitely going to use it for my class.
John,
Well put in terms of the value of goals and objectives. They need to see the basics and then build on them to create higher level units that will lead to a successful career in their field.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Planning and preparation is important. Identifying clear goals and objectives aids in time management by avoiding going off on tangents that may confuse some learners. Later, if there is time, some tangents can be addressed, but the primary focus on the defined goals and objectives.
Goals and objectives seem crucial for students and teachers. Instructors should design their course based on an end goal of knowledge. Each class meeting should include goals for learning. The weekly goals will advance us to the main end goal. Goals will help students understand what they are going to do. The reasons for the goals can be discussed.
Objectives provide more clear and specific check points for skills. Objectives make the course goals relevant.
I teach signal flow to beginning audio students. They often do not know what signal flow is. When I tell them that their first objective is to be able to connect a microphone to an amplifier and mixer and send that signal to another amplifier and speakers they start to understand their success and where they are headed.
Goals and objectives are critical not only for the classroom but for life in general. Goals and objectives provide purpose (why am I doing this), direction (what do I have to complete this task), and motivation (the satisfaction of accomplishing this goal or objective) to reaching our desired end state.
JOHN,
How do your shape your goals and objective to come up with your course plan?
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Michael,
It is a learning process for sure. The key is being able to adjust as needed and you have done that. The more experience you gain the better you will get at targeting your learners and providing them with the instruction and support they need to be successful. Keep up the good work.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
so that i can have a plan to complete the course.
Getting my initial presentation of course goals and objectives right took a bit of work. The first time I presented the introduction of the course I felt I had done a good job in laying out the objectives, however I had missed the mark. Revamping my introduction to better articulate where we were going and what the students would gain from the course took work but once the students could envision the concrete objectives and benefits of the material - they were more enthusiastic and interactive.
If you clearly know your goals and objectives prier to addressing your class, when you do address the class and present the students with an outline of these goals and objectives the fact that you are prepared to deliver the instructions with confidence can emit a confidence to your students that can make them more receptive to you and have confidence that there instructor knows what they are talking about.
