learning objectives /educational objectives
Learning objectives are brief statements that describe what students are
expected to learn, to do, to practice or to master by the end of school year, a unit
of a book, a lesson, class period or any other learning activity. They includethe cognitive domain -the affective domain and Psychomotor domain .
- the cognitive domain which is concerned with the information learner should
obtain and the thinking skills needed to handle these pieces of information .
They aim to develop thinking skills.: knowledge, comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis and evaluation .
-The affective domain :it is concerned with the manners ,attitude ,beliefs and
values feelings, appreciation, enthusiasms, motivations, and attitudes. learners
should acquire while interacting with the syllables of the school curriculum.
Psychomotor Domain Psychomotor 3
The psychomotor domain includes physical movement, coordination, and use of
the motor-skill areas. Development of these skills requires practice and is
measured in terms of speed, precision, distance, procedures
Characteristics of educational objectives.
learning outcomes should be set in a form of action verbs which are under
control in order to be observed, measured, or evaluated by raters
The acronym (SMART) represent the most prominent characteristics of well
developed learning objectives.
To explain,
S – Specific – says exactly what the learner will be able to do &and specify one
specific action or activity at a time( students are expected to: explain,
compare, draw, sammerize………)
M – Measurable – can be observed by the end of the learning session( a
teacher can see or listen the result. Results can be quantified; given a specific
grade or mark.
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A – Attainable : it is in the range of the available resources such as books ,
pictures ,maps cassettes.
R – Relevant or realistic: It should match the participant needs, abilities and
based on what they have already learnt.
Time framed – They should be achievable in a fixed period of time
.
Example Objectives: in a reading comprehension class
Students will examine (1) the title and the picture(3) to predict the subject of
the text (4) in a minute time.
S
: (specific) examine
M
M. (measureable) teacher can listen to learners' prediction and rate it
A
Attainable: the title and the picture(in the text book).
R
realistic: matches students' needs and abilities directly related to the
goals and implemented in the time assigned.
T
Time able: tme needed is fixed fr each activity. ( one minute/ # minutes)
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1. Objective: Students will examine the pictures to predict what the text is
about in one minute time.
2. Students are expected to skim the text to get the gist.
3. Students are expected to scan the text to get specific information
4. Affective: Students are expected to express opinion towards the
characters
objectives
Objective:
Students will
examine the
procedures
timing
evaluation
Examine the pictures and guess what is
3 min
Ss answer
the text about .Choose the answer from the
correctly
pictures to
predict what
the text is about
in one minute
time.
list below
Here is a multiple choice activity
The story is about the great lion .
The story is about a little mouse
The story is about the forest
The story is about a lion and a mouse .
Activity: Examine the pictures and guess what the text is about. ( students
answers can be measured by giving one mark for the correct answer and
zero for the wrong answer)So, Whether students' answers are right or wrong
is observable and measurable.
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2-Students are expected to Skim the text and answer the
questions
objectives
procedures
Students
Skim the text and answer the questions
are
below in five minutes
expected
Question : what is the text talking about?
timing
evaluation
5 min
Ss answer
correctly
to skim
the text to
get the
gist.
Once upon the time, while a lion was
sleeping in the wods, a mouse ran on his face and woke him up. The lion got
angry, caught the mouse and threatened to kill him. While he was holding the
mouse tightly, the mouse was crying for help. He said: "If you spare my life, I
will repay your kindness." The lion laughed and set the mouse free. Two
weeks later, the lion was caught in a hunters trap. As the lion was roaring for
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help. The mouse appeared, cut the ropes with his sharp teeth and said: "Now
you know that even a mouse can do a lion a big favor ".
3-Students are expected to scan the text to get specific
information.
objectives
procedures
timing
evaluation
Students
1-Skim the text and answer the questions
5 min
Ss answer
are
below in five minutes
expected
Who are the speakers in the text?
to scan
Why was the mouse crying/
the text to
And other questions
answer
2-Rearrange the following ideas in
detailed
accordance with their order in the
question.
text(2minutes)
correctly
A mouse awaked a lion and made him
angry.
The lion was caught by hunters.
The mouse promised to help the lion.
The mouse helped the lion and saved him
from the hunters net
Affective: Students are expected to express opinion towards the characters
objectives
Students are
procedures
timing
Do you think that the lion is kind?
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evaluation
expected to
Do you like the mouse ?/why?
express opinion
towards the
Do you like the lion? Why?
characters
5. Objective: Students will examine the pictures to predict what the text is
about in one minute time.
6. Students are expected to skim the text to get the gist.
7. Students are expected to scan the text to get specific information
8. Affective: Students are expected to express opinion towards the characters
objectives
Objective:
Students will
examine the
procedures
timing
evaluation
Examine the pictures and guess what is
3 min
Ss answer
the text about .Choose the answer from the
pictures to
predict what
the text is about
in one minute
time.
list below
Here is a multiple choice activity
The story is about the great lion .
The story is about a little mouse
The story is about the forest
The story is about a lion and a mouse .
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correctly
objectives
procedures
Students
are
timing
evaluation
5 min
Ss answer
correctly
expected
to skim
the text to
get the
gist.
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objectives
procedures
timing
evaluation
Students
1-Skim the text and answer the questions
5 min
Ss answer
are
below in five minutes
expected
Who are the speakers in the text?
to scan
Why was the mouse crying/
the text to
And other questions
answer
2-Rearrange the following ideas in
detailed
accordance with their order in the
question.
text(2minutes)
correctly
A mouse awaked a lion and made him
angry.
The lion was caught by hunters.
The mouse promised to help the lion.
The mouse helped the lion and saved him
from the hunters net
objectives
Students are
procedures
timing
Do you think that the lion is kind?
expected to
express opinion
towards the
Do you like the mouse ?/why?
Do you like the lion? Why?
characters
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evaluation