Developing Instructional Objectives

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DevelopingInstructional Objectives You tell me, and I forget. You teach me, and I remember. You involve me, and Ilearn. BENJAMINFRANKLINA systematic approach for Developing an assessment plan ensures that the plan is comprehen-sive. Numerous educational experts (Airasian, 2001; Ebel & Frisbie, 1991; Gronlund, 2004;Huba & Freed, 2000; Mager, 1997; Mehrens & Lehmann, 1991; Nitko, 2004; Trice, 2000;Weimer, 1996) identify Objectives as the logical foundation of the teaching learning assess-ment process and agree that the first step of an Instructional plan is to identify the course objec-tives. Objectives set the stage for effective planning, teaching , and assessment by specifying whata student should know and be able to do at the end of an Instructional course (Weimer, 1996).Educators frequently concentrate on what material to include in a course before iden-tifying what knowledge and skills they want students to develop. This approach tends toemphasize the recall of factual information instead of focusing the students on developinghigher-level learning abilities.

how to meet a course’s objectives by selecting from a variety of teaching/learning strategies designed to accommodate diverse individual learning styles.

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