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Writing Learning Objectives

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Suppose you have to make 100 rocking horses in 2

weeks. The horses will be identical in every way.

You have the wood and all the tools you need.

ASK: How would you

Suggest the answer below if needed:

approach making these

horses in the quickest

Create patterns of the various parts of the horse

way? (USE Sewing 100

and trace them onto the wood to cut out. Then you

identical shirts" if more

won't have to start all over again with figuring the

appropriate to the

dimensions once you finish the first horse. The

audience.

dimensions already exist in your template.

Templates can be used for writing learning

objectives as well.

In the same way the dimensions were already

established by the template for the rocking horse so

they did not have to be re-figured for the next horse,

dimensions can be established in the form of action

verbs, conditions and standards in learning

objectives.

The action verbs, standards, and conditions are

established in the form of a template beforehand

and the job-specific information is added.

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