Writing Learning Objective

Writing Learning Objective

1. Learning objectives matter

   • Objective tell where you are going so it helps you to figure out the best way (content, activities, methodology, media, material) to get there
   • Objective help focus on what’s important
   • Objective provide a basis for measuring the success of training
   • Provide a clear purpose and destination for the learners

2. Learning objectives should be

   • Learning objectives
     • Describes what learner will be able to do after training is completed
     • Is expressed in behavioral, measurable terms
     • Uses action words (write, explain, identify, repair, and so on)
     • Describe performance (what learner will be able to do)
   • Components of learning objectives
     • The objective: change a tire, prepare a work plan, answer customer’s answer
     • The conditions: give tools, a truck with a flat tire, a job aid,..
     • Standard (criterion)
     • Quality

3. What Makes a Learning Objective Useful?

   • Clearly Related to the Desired Outcome of Training
   • Relevant and Meaningful
   • Describe Something That Learners Can
   • S.M.A.R. T. Objectives

4. Enabling Objectives

   • An enabling objective describes what learners need to be able to do and/or know to achieve a learning objective.
   • Enabling objectives do not need to be measurable, so they do not need to include standards or conditions

5. Developing Learning Objectives

   • Objective for Learning
     • Observing behavior or results of behavior to indicate attitude change
     • Examples of behavior/results: smiling at customers, listening to concerns, answering questions
   • Type of Learning
     • Knowledge
     • Skills
     • Attitude