The document discusses educational objectives and provides guidance on developing objectives at different levels - institutional, departmental, and specific learning objectives. It emphasizes that objectives should define expected changes in learners, be measurable, time-bound, and focused on what students can do after learning. Objectives help frame curricula and programs, guide teaching and evaluation, and should be based on relevant information sources, health needs, and national policies. Objectives work best when they are SMART - specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.

1. Educational Objectives
Dr. Devender

2. Objectives of this session
• To define educational objectives
• To different types of educational objectives
• To identify important sources
• Should be able to make examples for their
institutions and departments

3. What is education?
Knowledge & Skills
Expected change in learners
– Psychomotor, Affective
After a particular course/time

4. Educational objectives
• Are statements which explain
– What students should be able to do (Do able)
– at the end of learning period (Time bound)
– that they could not do beforehand (Measurable)

5. Types of Educational Objectives
• Institutional (General)
• Departmental (Intermediate)
• Specific learning objectives (Precise)

6. Institutional (General)
• Broad
• General statements for outcome or provides
general directions
• Supportive role

7. Departmental (Intermediate)
• Discipline based / Competency based
• Teaching-Learning activities for different
departments
• Part of whole Institute
• Interact / Integrate (Horizontal or Vertical)

8. Specific Learning Objectives (Precise)
• Specific activity in Cognitive, Psychomotor,
and Affective domain
• Topic / Student centered

9. Example
• Control of Hypertension
• Pathogenesis & Diagnosis of Hypertension
• Blood pressure measurement & effects of
high BP on different organs

10. Institutional
Objectives
1 2 3 4
Dept. B
Dept. A Dept.C
Departmental
Objectives
Common Departmental
Objectives
Specific Learning
Objectives
Within limits of the Institutional Objectives

13. Spiral
• Review & Make changes in the educational
objectives

14. Sources
• Present information & Recent advances in Bio
medical sciences
– Journals, Internet, Books, CME etc
• Health needs of society
• National polices
• Special needs
– Medico legal aspects

15. Qualities of educational objectives
• Feasible
• Observable
• Relevant
• Measurable
• Unequivocal
• Logical
• Acquirable

16. Make your Objectives SMART…

17. Evaluation Automatism Value complex
Synthesis
ControlAnalysis Organization
Application Valuing
Comprehension
Imitation
Responding
Knowledge Receiving
Cognitive
Domain
Psychomotor
Domain
Affective
Domain

18. Educational objectives Uses
• Frame curriculum
• Design teaching learning
programs
• Decides evaluation
Institution
Departments
sections

19. A B C D for educational objectives
At the end of 5&half year course of MBBS, students will
be able to understand, diagnose and treat common
diseases in society.
• A (Audience or learner) = Students
• B (Behavior change) = understand, diagnose, treat
• C (Condition) = course duration
• D (Degree) = Qualification / MBBS

20. Unsuccessful……if not done properly
• Anemia control
• Family planning
Directions with no concrete outcome
Discourage Creativity
Impossible or not applicable

21. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
REGULATIONS ON
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION,
1997 (under revision 2012)

22. Summary
• Relevant educational objectives
– Priority based, National polices
• Attainment of excellence in knowledge, skills,
attitude
• Success depends on clarity and proficiency

23. Make few examples
• Institutional
• Departmental
• SLO (will be taken in next session….)