Instructional Objectives
Instructional Objectives
OBJECTIVE
INSTRUCTIONAL
OBJECTIVE
Statements that describe what learners shall be
able to do upon completion of a given learning
experience. These are the objectives formulated by
teachers for a particular lesson or unit of study that
drive the performance of learners. Essentially,
instructional objectives are the actual behaviors
that the learners are expected to accomplish.
Categories of Instructional
Objectives
°COGNITIVE DOMAIN
°PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN
°AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
Cognitive Domain
deals with academic information and
knowledge. The focus is upon what students
will accomplish intellectually by recalling
facts, concepts, and generalizations:
applying information and concepts;
synthesizing various concepts and
generalization and making judgment
according to standards and criteria.
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive
Domain has six levels:
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
COMPREHENSION LEVEL
APPLICATION LEVEL
ANALYSIS LEVEL
SYNTHESIS LEVEL
EVALUATION LEVEL
Knowledge Level
c. Communicating - involves
communication of ideas and feelings
Action verbs: Analyze Ask Describe
Psychomotor Domain
d. Creating - represents the students
coordination of thinking, learning and
behaving in all three domains.
Action verbs:
comply obey participate
Valuing Level
Action verbs:
argue debate display
Organizing Level
Action verbs:
select Compare reason
Characterizing Level
Action verbs:
Defend Display Determine
Integrating values"
incorporating ethical principles and desirable character traits into the
teaching of all subjects across the elementary and secondary school
curriculum, allowing students to see how these values apply in various
academic contexts, essentially teaching them to make positive judgments
about situations based on established moral standards