Effective Objective Words
The chart below provides examples of words, both measurable and observable, that you can use to write effective objectives.
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Skill, Knowledge, Attitude |
Objective word |
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Verbal Information |
State, Recite, Tell, Declare, Name, List, Define |
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Intellectual Skills |
Classify, Sort, Categorize, Solve, Show, Demonstrate, Generate, Develop, Create, Determine, Calculate, Predict, Defend, Support |
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Motor Skills |
Execute, Perform, Swim, Walk, Run, Climb, Drill, Saw, Assemble, Build |
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Attitudes |
Choose, Decide, Participate |
Aside: In addition to writing performance objectives, adult learning theorists suggest that in addition to performance objectives, you should write relevancy objectives also. That is, the instructor of adult learners may include a set of objectives that demonstrate how what is learned is applicable to the real world. One way to accomplish this is to have adult learners write personal objectives that reflect their own goals an interests based on course objectives.
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