TED 339: RVSG #3 Big Ideas, Goals, and SLOs
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Using the Tenbrink (2014) chapter in our textbook as well as Model Teaching’s (2018) Learning Objective Checklist
, fully define what a student learning objective is. Include its purpose, and its role in instruction. Goals and objectives, when well-written, are useful in determining the course material, providing structure for the lecture, and assisting in the selection of pertinent and meaningful activities and evaluations. Additionally, you may assist students in understanding what they should study and precisely what they need to complete by outlining clear educational goals and objectives. According to Model Teaching (2018), The secret to knowing where you are heading is understanding your learning objectives. A learning objective is a clear, quantifiable description of what the student will know and be able to do at the end of the lesson. Writing objectives should be the first step in creating an exceptional unit or organizing your teaching week. You can't create engaging and intriguing learning activities until you have well-defined learning objectives. If you don't know exactly what you want your students to learn and be able to do, you have little choice except to select topics haphazardly and hope that the lesson works.
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List the steps to writing an appropriate instructional objective (SLO) for a lesson as discussed in one of our sources; be sure to provide in-text citations to give credit to the sources from where you took the information. A useful instructional objective, according to Tenbrink (2014, p. 27), must be:
(1) student-oriented,
(2)
descriptive of an appropriate learning outcome,
(3)
clear and understandable, and
(4) observable.
Model Teaching (2018) says that there are three components that make up any effective learning objective: the behavior, the condition, and the criterion. The learner's actions are outlined in the behavior. The condition is the second element that a successful learning objective has to have. The condition gives the student precise and understandable instructions on what to expect when they fulfill the specified behavior. The criterion is the last component of a successful learning aim. This section of the learning objective provides the learner with precise instructions on demonstrating mastery of the objective. One of three methods can be used to do this: indicating the
level of accuracy required, specifying the number of right answers required, or establishing a time constraint for completing the behavior.
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Toohey (2019), Model Teaching’s Learning Objectives: What are They and How do I Write Them?
(2018) and Northern Illinois University (2020) provided us with additional information on the writing of and rationales for having student learning objectives. What are two new ideas (from at least two different sources) did you find that added to your understanding of student
