Project Plan 12 pages

IS IS NOT

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* Learning something * A behavioral objective

that is usually true across a written with action verbs

wide variety of situations (e.g., list, identify, etc.)

(e.g., people create new which indicate what goods and services to help students will do to

meet people’s needs and demonstrate that they

DEFINITION to satisfy their wants. learned the knowledge.

* A statement * A statement of a fact

that was true in one

* A very important kind of situation, but may not

learning for children to be true in others.

construct/understand

* An unsupported

* Broader than specific opinion

facts. May hold true across

short or very long periods

of time.

“ Students will

learn that … … what goes up

must come down”

(true of the stock market, * “Significant stock market gravity, people’s mood, etc.) declines followed the last three major stock market

… change is something that booms.”

happens to many things”

EXAMPLES (true of plants, animals, people, * “Roses change a lot

physical systems, social systems) during their life cycle.”

… there is usually more than one * “Students will be able

way to solve a problem” (true in to state, when asked, three

math, engineering, different ways to solve a

social conflicts, etc.) specific problem.”

… product design must usually * “ Students will be able

address both form and function” to define form and

(true in the design of houses, function.”

clothing, cars, office products,

housewares, toys, etc.)

- By Karl F. Wheatley, Ph.D., 11/30/05

GENERALIZATION

OUTCOME