Learning Objectives and Alignment
Practice Composing a Learning Objective
and Aligning an Assessment and Activity
- Using Bloom’s taxonomy verbs and the objectives checklist, compose one SMART learning objective for a course you plan to teach.
- List one assessment that would allow you to evaluate student mastery of that objective.
- List one learning activity you could conduct in class to prepare students for to succeed at the assessment.
- If you get done early, share and offer/receive feedback from a colleague nearby.
Learning Objective
What you want students to know or be able to do as a result of completing your course.
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Assessment
A means of evaluating student mastery of the learning objective above.
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Learning Activity
Some type of activity which would allow students to practice the skills they will need to succeed on the assessment.
Questions for self-check/colleague review:
- Is your learning objective specific? Does it refer to one thing students should achieve in the course?
- Does the learning objective suggest the cognitive level students should achieve?
- Can the learning objective be measured?
- Is the learning objective realistic for a student of this level?
- Will mastering this learning objective contribute to the student’s ability to succeed in their program?
- Can a student master this learning object within a semester?
- Is the learning objective an assignment?
- Does the assessment align with the objective?
- Does the learning activity align with the assessment?