writing lesson objectives

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How do you write an How do you write an objective?objective?

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Competency Goal

NCSCOS Objective

Assessment

Content

Instructional Objective

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Instructional Instructional ObjectivesObjectives Contain Four Important PartsContain Four Important Parts Are Written in Overt/Observable Are Written in Overt/Observable

LanguageLanguage Are the Catalyst for Writing Are the Catalyst for Writing

Lesson PlansLesson Plans Serve as the Basis for Student Serve as the Basis for Student

AssessmentAssessment

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Know the parts of Know the parts of every objectiveevery objective

AudienceAudience BehaviorBehavior ConditionCondition DegreeDegree

audiencebehavior

condition degree

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Contain Four Contain Four Important PartsImportant Parts ConditionCondition-includes Time Limits, -includes Time Limits,

Materials, Constraints...Materials, Constraints... AudienceAudience-Always Expressed as The -Always Expressed as The

Student Will (TSW)...Student Will (TSW)... BehaviorBehavior-What the Student Will Do -What the Student Will Do

[[actionaction verbs are used]... verbs are used]... DegreeDegree-Projected Level of Student -Projected Level of Student

Success...Success...

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AudienceAudience

The student The student will...will...

The learner The learner will...will...

Abbreviate as Abbreviate as TSW or TLWTSW or TLW

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Sample ObjectiveSample Objective

The student willThe student will

TSWTSW

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BehaviorBehavior

Must be Must be observableobservable Learner must be able to “SHOW Learner must be able to “SHOW

ME”ME” Must be specificMust be specific Describes the exact performance Describes the exact performance

teachers expect from their teachers expect from their studentsstudents

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TSW kick the TSW kick the soccer ball soccer ball

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Sample behaviorsSample behaviors

jump write add

describe name pour

touch list listen and summarize

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ConditionCondition

Answers the question of Answers the question of How?How? (Using a pair of scissors and (Using a pair of scissors and construction paper)construction paper)

Answers the question of Answers the question of When?When? (After watching the farmer milk the (After watching the farmer milk the cow)cow)

Answers the question of Answers the question of Where?Where? (On (On the football field at the 20-yard line)the football field at the 20-yard line)

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After several After several demonstrations by demonstrations by the coach, TSW the coach, TSW kick the soccer kick the soccer ball ball

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DegreeDegree

Describes how well the student Describes how well the student must complete the behaviormust complete the behavior

““with at least 80% correct”with at least 80% correct” ““with no more than 2 errors”with no more than 2 errors” ““within three attempts”within three attempts” ““including at least 3 complete including at least 3 complete

sentences”sentences”

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After watching 8 After watching 8 demonstrations by demonstrations by the coach, TSW the coach, TSW kick the soccer kick the soccer ball into the net ball into the net within no more within no more than 5 tries.than 5 tries.

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How do you write an How do you write an objective?objective? Focus on what the student will Focus on what the student will DODO to to

demonstrate learningdemonstrate learning Write TSWWrite TSW Write the behaviorWrite the behavior Answer the question how or where Answer the question how or where

or whenor when Answer the question how well?Answer the question how well? Put it all into one sentence.Put it all into one sentence.

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TSWTSW TSW spell 15 spelling wordsTSW spell 15 spelling words After using the specialized spelling After using the specialized spelling

study strategy, TSW spell 15 spelling study strategy, TSW spell 15 spelling wordswords

After using the specialized spelling After using the specialized spelling study strategy, TSW spell at least 12 study strategy, TSW spell at least 12 of the 15 spelling words correctly.of the 15 spelling words correctly.

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TSWTSW TSW jumpTSW jump After two minutes of warm-up After two minutes of warm-up

activities, TSW jumpactivities, TSW jump After two minutes of warm-up After two minutes of warm-up

activities, TSW jump rope with a activities, TSW jump rope with a partner for at least 3 minutes partner for at least 3 minutes without falling down.without falling down.

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