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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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
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Why objectives?
Focus the instructional task
Both instructors and students know where they are going
Guide assessmentSlide5
Learning Objectives Made Easy: Evaluation
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Evaluation of learning
Formal
Informal
Formative
SummativeSlide6
Learning Objectives Made Easy: Goals
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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
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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
.
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Learning Objectives Made Easy:
Try this method yourself
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“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
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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
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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
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Do you have any examples you’d like try with the ABCD method?Slide14
Learning Objectives Made Easy:
The ABCD Method Reminder
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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
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Thank you for your participation!
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Marie Day,
mcdaum@valdosta.edu
Michael Wilson, MLIS, EdD,
mwwilson@valdosta.edu