Goal Analysis Reminders

1. Conducting a Goal Analysis

2. Introduction
What is a Goal Analysis?
The process of understanding the true
meaning of our goals and/or their internal
importance in order to become more
determined in our achievements.

3. According to
Robert
Mager,
there are
Five Steps in
Goal
Analysis.

4. STEP 1
Write down the goal

5. STEP 2
Write down everything a person would have to
do for you to agree that he or she has met the
goal

6. STEP 3
Review the items you listed in
Step 2 and revise

7. STEP 4
Write a complete sentence
that describes each of the
items on your list after Step
3

8. STEP 5
Test the sentences you
wrote in step 4 to make sure
they’re complete

9. In their book, Norton and
Wilburg (1998) describe Gagne's
(1965) outcomes or objects of
learning which consist of five
major categories of human
capabilities.

10. Five Categories of Human Capabilities
• Verbal information
-ex. learning the alphabet.
• Intellectual skills
-ex. addition and subtraction

11. Five Categories of Human Capabilities
• Cognitive strategies
-ex. inductive & deductive
reasoning; exploring the
action of a magnet.

12. Five Categories of Human Capabilities
• Attitudes
-ex. how one feels about reading
a book
• Motor skills
-ex. fastening buttons.
http://web.csulb.edu/~dkumrow/conference/learning_theory.html

13. Words To Know …
Goals
Objectives
Instruction

14. Words To Know …
Goals and Objectives
Goals and objectives are both tools that are used to ensure that we
reach our accomplishments. They provide us with direction and
boundaries in order to keep ourselves focused on our achievement.
They differ because a goal is more long term and less defined. In
contrast, objectives are best when they are specific and are worked
against a timeline.

15. Words To Know …
Instruction
The action or process of teaching: the act
of instructing someone. an outline or
manual of technical procedure

16. Summary
• Conducting a Goal Analysis will bring
you closer to Goal Achievement
• Also, there are Five Steps in Goal
Analysis
• There are Five Categories of Human
Capabilites
• Remember the differences between
goals and objectives