Writing Objectives

Writing objectives are a way to structure instruction. They are a way for us to help students learn a new skill or information. We learned an acronym for this and it is CBAD. The C is condition, B is behavior, A is audience and D is degree. In the classroom our audience would most likely be our students. The behavior is what we want them to do. The condition is how we want them to do this and the degree is how long it will take.

I feel that writing objectives are important because they help students learn and you will be able to see measurable outcome from this.

An example that I will use from my house is: To help Lila learn to roll she will need to practice tummy time for twenty minutes a day.

A: Lila
B: Learn to roll
C: Tummy time
D: 20 minutes

Comments

  1. LifeCoachandArtwAngela.blogspot.comSeptember 7, 2018 at 11:01 PM

    Hi Tiffany,
    This really helped me when I read the importance of writing and having objectives for our students. Written objectives is certainly well defined and are important. Structured Instructions does allow each student to focus with a clear purpose. Good instructions is an essential part of an effective lesson.

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  2. LifeCoachandArtwAngela.blogspot.comSeptember 7, 2018 at 11:09 PM

    Tiffany,
    You simplified, gave a great house example and listed the ABCD or CBAD method of writing objectives. "A" you captured the audience: Laila, "B" the behavior: Learning to roll, "C" the condition is tummy time and "D" the degree of mastery: 20 minuets.
    Thanks Lady Tiff!

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  3. Terri SteffesSeptember 8, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    That baby needs a mastery degree! Shall she do it with 100% accuracy or will you be ok with 80%? Love the objective and I love your post!

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  4. Andrew HubbleSeptember 9, 2018 at 7:21 PM

    Cool perspective when applying it to a baby which i had not considered yet. I agree with Terri that there is no well defined goal for the baby to achieve such as she will need to practice for 20 minutes a day and have some percentage of success. Otherwise good post.

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