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Marie C Day amp Michael W Wilson Valdosta State University Abstract This presentation introduces the ABCD method of writing learning objectives and provides examples applicable to information literacy sessions Participants will learn the four elements to include in every o ID: 632409

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Slide1

Learning Objectives Made Easy

Marie C. Day

& Michael W.

Wilson

Valdosta State UniversitySlide2

Abstract

This

presentation

introduces

the ABCD method of writing learning

objectives

and

provides

examples applicable to information literacy sessions. Participants will learn the four elements to include in every objective

 

and

how objectives can be used to guide the development of assessments. The importance of sound objectives in general will be discussed, and an opportunity will be provided for participants to practice writing their own objectives

.Slide3

Main Objective for This Session

3

Given

a set of examples, participants will be able to identify each of the ABCD elements.

Given access to presentation materials, participants will be able to compose objectives that contain each of the ABCD elements. Slide4

Learning Objectives Made Easy : Objectives

4

Why objectives?

Focus the instructional task

Both instructors and students know where they are going

Guide assessmentSlide5

Learning Objectives Made Easy: Evaluation

5

Evaluation of learning

Formal

Informal

Formative

SummativeSlide6

Learning Objectives Made Easy: Goals

6

Teaching goals

A goal is a broad statement about what the student is expected to learn

Example: The student will come to appreciate the way that information is structured in a

library setting.Slide7

Learning Objectives Made

Easy

: Objectives

7

Learning Objectives

An objective is a specific statement about what the student will be able to do as a result of the instruction

Example: Given access to the OPAC, the student will locate and print three book records within three minutes.Slide8

Learning Objectives Made Easy:

The ABCD Method

8

Writing objectives

In the ABCD method of writing learning objectives, each objective contains these four elements:

A

Audience (who the learners are)

B

Behavior (what they do)

C

Condition (what they use to do it)

D

Degree (how well they do it)Slide9

Learning Objectives Made Easy:Sample

Teaching Goal

The successful student will be able to differentiate between a primary source and a secondary source

.

Learning Objective—

A

,

B

,

C

,

D

.

Given

two actual primary sources and two actual secondary sources on a particular topic

,

students working in small groups

will

correctly distinguish between the primary and secondary sources

90% of the time

.

9Slide10

Learning Objectives Made Easy:

Try this method yourself

10

“Given access to the Chemical Abstracts database, undergraduate students will be able to locate three articles on a given topic with 80

%

accuracy.”

Identify A, B, C, and D.Slide11

Learning Objectives Made Easy:

Identify A, B, C, & D

11

Given

access to EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete,

students

will use faceted searching techniques to identify and cite three peer-reviewed articles published within the past five years with 100% accuracy

.

*

Identify A, B, C, and D.

* Matthew Borders and Marie Day,

VSU

MLIS

7430 Information Literacy InstructionSlide12

Learning Objectives Made Easy:

Identify A, B, C, & D

12

Given an MLA

Stylesheet Handout

and the data for three sources, incoming

undergraduate

students will format citations with 80% accuracy

.

*

Identify A, B, C, and D.

*Jason

Mailman and Molly Nickerson,

VSU

MLIS

7430 Information Literacy InstructionSlide13

Learning Objectives Made Easy

13

Do you have any examples you’d like try with the ABCD method?Slide14

Learning Objectives Made Easy:

The ABCD Method Reminder

14

Writing objectives

In the ABCD method of writing learning objectives, each objective contains these four elements:

A

Audience (who the learners are)

B

Behavior (what they do)

C

Condition (what they use to do it)

D

Degree (how well they do it)Slide15

Learning Objectives Made Easy

15

Thank you for your participation!

Take handouts with you.

Go to

http

://aabig2016.wikispaces.com

/

for a copy of this presentation.

Marie Day,

mcdaum@valdosta.edu

Michael Wilson, MLIS, EdD,

mwwilson@valdosta.edu