Objective led lesson

My objective for this writing was to

- know why create learning objectives and what is a good practice

- improve my own practice and create objectives, which are useful for learning

- be able to link NC to objectives and to assessment

In general, learning objectives should be specific enough that
it may be determined if they have been achieved. Learning objec-
tives should specify the situation in which the action is performed,
the learned capabilities required to perform the action, the object
of the action, and any special constraints that can influence the
performance of the action (Gagne, Briggs, & Wager, 1992). For ex-
ample, stating that trainees should be more sensitive after the com-
pletion of the training program may be a difficult learning
objective to evaluate. What specific observable actions indicate in-
creased sensitivity? The key is to focus on those specific actions that
are directly measurable and observable when developing learning
objectives.

Creating, Implementing, and Managing Effective Training and Development: State-Of-The-Art Lessons for Practice. Contributors: Kurt Kraiger - editor. Publisher: Jossey-Bass. Place of Publication: San Francisco. Publication Year: 2002. Page Number: 131.

There is a PDF training material called Objective led lesson where I actually confirmed my own thinking and work with Bloom’s taxonomy. I want to quote some more ideas from this material:

using more precise vocabulary such as describe, predict, demonstrate how, the critical difference between teaching objectives and learning objectives is that learning objectives need to be in a language that pupils can understand so that they can be easily shared with them; teaching objectives are referred to in the National Strategy Frameworks and published schemes of work QCA /DfES)

‘understand how/why’ can sometimes result in a vague learning objective: teachers may need to focus on what they wish pupils to understand and then frame the objective explain, and evaluate. This will help to pitch the objective within the range of National Curriculum levels the class is working at and targeted to achieve.

Acknowledge that the actual approach to sharing the objectives will vary from lesson to lesson and subject to subject but that the focus for this training is to ensure that learning objectives are:

• planned;

• related to learning, not to the task or activity;

• linked to defined learning outcomes;

• shared and used with pupils.

I would like to be even more S.M.A.R.T. and I looked at the schemes of work of my school (I’ve mentionaed that I am not a teacher there yet, so I don’t use this document everyday) and find, that all follows veery similar pattern roughly copying the categories of cognitive domain.

I have some difficulty to find appropriate literature related to this topic eighter on the web or in library (I am using Questia.com – hope they will aprecciate the ad:-). All I can find is related to the bussines or job training and I need to search and think through to find ideas useful for me…

It has been quite interesting reading. Now I want to proceed to read about motivation and learning objectives so my objective would be to find and use the right vocabulary to motivate students and to accept LO as their own.

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