Educational Objectives

Educational Objectives

1. SCREENS

   • The school's educational and social philosophy
     • School’s philosophy needs to be stated clearly and for the main points the implications for educational objectives may need to be spelled out
   • Psychology of learning
     • Age level, neither too general nor too specific, possible, etc.

2. SOURCES

   • The study of the learners
     • Need (1)
       • The gap between what is and what should be
     • Need (2)
       • Physical, social or integrative needs.
     • Interests
       • Cornerstone to encourage students actively participate and learn to deal with situations in the future
     • Methods: teacher observations, student and parent interviews, questionnaires, tests, and records.
   • Contemporary life outside of school
     • School must focus on the critical aspects of society and not waste students’ time learning things that were important years ago but were no longer significant
     • Students are more likely to apply their learning when they recognize the similarity between the situations encountered in life and the ones in which the learning take place
   • Subject matter specialists
     • Two functions
       • The broad functions a particular subject can serve
       • The particular contributions the subject can make to other large functions which are not primarily functions of the subject concerned.

3. Consciously willed goals that are desired by the school staff; not simply matters of personal preference of individuals or groups. They provide the criteria for materials, content and instructional procedures