Writing Objectives Using The Template Method

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Table-Top Training Design

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Writing Learning Objectives

Discussion Points

Instructor / Trainee Activity

ASK: Is this objective in

the form of an enabling

objective or a terminal

objective? (Terminal)

EXERCISE:

Lead the class through the writing of a terminal

objective based on the TTTD content. DO NOT

provide any of your own input during this process,

but write the results on a flipchart. When complete,

ask the participants to evaluate the terminal

objective against the criteria for good learning

objectives.

Transition: You have just learned one way to write

learning objectives. There is an alternative method

which we will now examine.

V. WRITING OBJECTIVES USING THE

TEMPLATE METHOD

NOTE: If the template

A. What is a template?

method will not be used

by the participants

A template is a pattern or model that one

during the process, skip

follows.

Section V and go to

Section VI,

"APPLICATION."

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