NEAT: Objectives & Alignment
Students may not be organized themselves, but they definitely benefit by participating in a well-organized course. Using your curriculum map, you will create a unit alignment by writing measurable learning objectives that connect your course materials and assessments to the course competencies.
Co-facilitator: Maryellen Ohrnberger |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A learning objective is a statement of what the learner will be able to do after a unit/lesson/module of instruction. Learning objectives should be student-centered, measurable and demonstrable. As the instructor, you need to be able to physically see the students’ performance to determine if they have mastered the objective. For this reason, learning objectives should not use words such as learn, understand, value or appreciate and they should contain action verbs. Learning objectives can be written at different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (low to higher order of thinking). We want students to perform at a high level of thinking – not just remembering information, but being able to apply it to a new situation. When designing learning objectives, think about how you want students to demonstrate to you they have learned a concept – the learning objective will help guide you in selecting an assessment. |
RESOURCES:
formula_for_writing_learning_objectives.docx | |
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- Maryellen's presentation:
project_neat.pptx | |
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