The ABCDs of Writing Learning Objectives
The ABCD method is an educationally effective method for structuring a learning objective. In
this method, A is for audience, B is for behavior, C is for conditions, and D is for degree of
mastery needed.
Example: Given a published article, faculty scholars will identify the inquiry method used in
the educational research study with 100% accuracy.
The key here is to use verbs that indicate a clearly observable and measurable action.
Appropriate action verbs for the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains are listed below.
Cognitive Domain
HIGHER LEVEL
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4/22/16
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4/22/16
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4/22/16