6. 1. Design with the end in mind.
2. Make sure each learning objective is measureable and quantifiable.
3. Use action verbs (explain, describe, and define).
4. Add additional criteria to indicate how or when the outcome will be
observed.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
HOW TO GET STARTED?
7. Categories of Cognition:
• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
Action Verb:
• Determine if the verb you have chosen bet describes the type of behavior that
the learners need to display after training.
Measurement:
• If we quantify this, is this outcome what we want the learner to walk away with?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
HOW TO WRITE A QUANTIFIABLE LEARNING
OBJECTIVE?
8.
9. • SPECIFIC
State clear and specific
outcomes.
• MEASUREABLE
Can be measured through
assessment/evaluation.
• ACHIEVABLE
Is the level of learning
achievable in a live
training.
• RELEVANT
Relevant in relation to the
subject description.
• TIME-ORIENTED
Can be achieved within the
time available in the live
training.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
HOW TO CREATE USEFUL SMART LEARNING OBJECTIVES?
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1. Is your main intent stated?
2. Is the indicator behavior the simplest and most direct one you can
thinking of?
3. Is it attainable in the time you have for the training?
4. Have you described how well the learner must perform to be
considered acceptable?
CHECKLIST
A SMART LEARNING OBJECTIVE CHECKLIST:
12. • If the material isn’t measurable, then it isn’t training.
• Take a look at the 6 categories of cognition in blooms.
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MEASUREMENT
HOW TO MEASURE THE COGNITIVE GAIN?
Q: What is a learning objective?
A: A learning objective is defined as a statement that describes the behavior the trainer expects participants to demonstrate as a result of the training, and can be used to evaluate the success of the session.
Q: Show of hands, how many people know what a SMART Learning objective is?
A: Here are five things to consider when creating your learning objectives:
Is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-framed.
Is a statement describing an intended outcome.
Describes intended participant performance by the end of the training session.
Describes participant performance, rather than trainer performance or instructional procedure.
Learning objectives can include 3 components: performance, conditions, and criteria.
Why have Learning Objectives?
Creating clear learning objectives during the planning process of a session during a training course serves 3 main purposes:
Gives the learners a clear idea of what to expect to learn and what is expected of them after the session.
Gives the trainer a goal to achieve in presenting the content of a session.
Forms the basis for evaluating the trainer, learner, and course effectiveness.
How do we get started crafting a learning objective?
Here is how you get started:
Design with the end in mind.
Make sure each learning objective is measureable and quantifiable.
Use action verbs (explain, describe, and define).
Add additional criteria to indicate how or when the outcome will be observed.
Learning objectives can include 3 components:
Performance: All SMART learning objectives contain a performance component. The performance statement describes what the learner will know or be able to do in specific, measurable terms. The statement should contain an action verb.
Conditions: A learning objective may include conditions. Conditions describe the circumstances under which the participant will learn. Conditions can include tools, situations, settings, or restrictions that will direct the activity.
Criteria: Criteria describe the required level of quality of performance. Criteria can be described in terms of accuracy (minimum/maximum), productivity level, time, and degree of excellence.
Here is an example of a poorly written objective.
Students will be able to understand the basics of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Why is this a poorly written objective?
How can we improve this?
Assemble a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
How do you write a quantifiable learning objective?
Learning Objectives are the scaffolding to training development. The goal is the learning objectives and content that doesn’t support this goal isn’t included. This includes visual elements, interactivity, and even audio. If we don’t have quantifiable learning objective, the material is just information sharing.
6 major categories of cognition: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Action Verb: What does the learner need to do? Determine what the action is. Do they need to identify what tools they need? Do they need to demonstrate how to use the tool? Do they have to validate how to do something in the tool? What is the action verb to highlight our goal. This will also be how we measure the goal.
Measurement: If the goal is to identify the right tools to use, how can we measure this?
If a training identifies the wrong learning objectives then it will not be successful. These categories of cognition are the basic building blocks of blooms taxonomy. The framework behind quantifiable learning objectives.
Here is a list of sample verbs you can choose, depending on the type of learning objective your trying to create.
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity.
Note: Have learners write their LO on a post-it and review them as a class to ensure they are quantifiable. Save a few to use as an example in the next section around measurement.
How can I create useful SMART Learning Objectives?
To create Specific, Measurable, Relevant, and Time-framed objectives:
It’s helpful to start with the phrase “By the end of this session the participant will be able to….” (often abbreviated “BTEOTSTPWBAT”) and finish the sentence.
Add an observable action verb that describes what the participant should be able to do (see charts on attached pages for examples of action verbs).
Avoid difficult to define verbs that are open to a variety of interpretations (e.g., understand, learn, grasp); use instead terms that describe directly observable behaviors.
When necessary, specify criteria concerning expected standard of performance (e.g., “Design a plan for your girls to earn the ‘Movers’ Try-It, including supplies and equipment needed, time estimates, and a description of the activities.”)
Remember that a SMART Learning Objective:
Is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-framed.
Is a statement describing an intended outcome.
Describes intended participant performance by the end of the training session.
Describes participant performance, rather than trainer performance or instructional procedure.
Examples:
Need to write verbiage here:
Q: If the Learning Objectives is have people make their own learning objectives how can we measure that?
NO: Role-playing, verify the right learning objective with a multiple choice option
A: Write a quantifiable learning objective.
Q: If the Learning Objectives is to remember the development process, how could we measure that?
A: State the development process.
How to measure the cognitive gain?
If the material isn’t measurable then it isn’t training. Let’s take a look at the 6 categories of cognition in blooms and see how we might measure some of the learning objectives the class developed.
Q: If the Learning Objectives is to have trainers make their own icebreakers that support the need, how would we do that?
A: Create icebreakers that tie back to the training topic or help a team get to know each other.
Q: If the Learning Objectives is have people make their own learning objectives how can we measure that?
NO: Role-playing, verify the right learning objective with a multiple choice option
A: Write a quantifiable learning objective.
Q: If the Learning Objectives is to remember the development process, how could we measure that?
A: State the development process.
What did we learn?
Write a quantifiable learning objective.
How to measure a learning objective.