What is a performance objective?
A detailed description of what the learner will be able to do upon completion of a unit of instruction. (Dick, Carey & Carey) Objectives are intended to describe performance expectations and are used as the basis for deriving the content and procedures effective for accomplishing those objectives. (Robert Mager) Performance objectives make tangible a vision of what learners should know, do, or feel at the end of a planned instructional experience. They should contain statements about at least two of the following three components: performance, criterion, and condition. The objective: • Is derived from identification of desired skills identified in the instructional analysis of an environment. • It’s the description of the skill(s) necessary for the achievement of the final desired result. • The objectives will be a foundation for developing your test items. What is the desired outcome? Determine what it is you want to teach, what your expected outcome is and how you will measure that o
