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Instructional Support
Assessment
Detailed learning objectives will tell you how you should teach and assess your course learning goals. When given to your students, the objectives clearly communicate your expectations of them.
See if you can build the correct objective for this scenario:
A faculty member wants each student to learn about project management, he says that his goal is this:
"I want every student to know how to develop a good project plan for a new project."
To measure student achievement of this goal, which objective would be clearest about what is expected of the student? Use the pull-down menus to build the best objective for this goal:
Build the correct objective
Incorrect. Objectives often start with the tools or materials a student will use to demonstrate their mastery of that learning outcome. Objectives should describe what the student should do to demonstrate he has learned, not the instruction that may precede their demonstration. Please make another selection to continue.
Correct! Objectives often start with the tools or materials a student will use to demonstrate their mastery of that learning outcome. Objectives should describe what the student should do to demonstrate he has learned, not the instruction that may precede their demonstration.
Incorrect. Words such as "understand," "know" or "demonstrate knowledge" are not specific enough for objectives, but "outlines," "draws," "points to," or "writes" are more indicative of expected performance. Please make another selection to continue.
Correct! Words such as "understand," "know" or "demonstrate knowledge" are not specific enough for objectives, but "outlines," "draws," "points to," or "writes" are more indicative of expected performance.
Correct! These three choices are all specific, but only one has an action that matches the instructor's desired outcome of developing a plan, the other two merely talk about how to do it.
Incorrect. These three choices are all specific, but only one has an action that matches the instructor's desired outcome of developing a plan, the other two merely talk about how to do it. Please make another selection to continue.
Incorrect. 100% accuracy sounds measurable, but what does it mean? That's unclear. Saying nothing important will be ommitted doesn't tell us what project features are important. Please make another selection to continue.
Correct! 100% accuracy sounds measurable, but what does it mean? That's unclear. Saying nothing important will be ommitted doesn't tell us what project features are important.
Don't forget to complete the Assessment course as part of your orientation requirement.