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Marken, James; Morrison, Gary – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2013
While the concept of objectives is widely used in many applied fields of instruction, the systematic derivation and application of objectives for learning and instruction is a key feature of systematic instructional design. However, the treatment of objectives and the terminology surrounding them is sometimes nebulously employed. This article…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Objectives, Vocabulary, Instructional Design
Eggleston, John – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1980
Views difficulties in determining educational objectives for the 1980s with specificity and precision. A major problem is that educators must formulate objectives more carefully now that education is so strongly influenced by the management-by-objectives movement. Topics discussed include theories of educational objectives, the relationship of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Dangel, Richard F.; Hopkins, B. L. – 1978
Three categories of dependent variables used in classroom research were defined: (1) academic--behavior related to a specific academic area, achievement, or test performance; (2) deportmental--behavior related to classroom conduct, such as paying attention to teacher, whispering, and following instructions; and (3) other--including thumbsucking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives
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Kay, Robin H. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1993
Describes a theoretically principled Computer Attitude Measure (CAM) incorporating cognitive, affective, behavioral, and perceived control subscales that was tested on 647 preservice teachers. Previous research is reviewed; the effect of context is discussed; and correlations with computer awareness, applied software skill, and programing ability…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Context Effect
Weaver, J. F. – 1979
This report opens by asking how operations in general, and addition and subtraction in particular, are characterized for elementary school students, and examines the "standard" instruction of these topics through secondary schooling. Some common errors and/or "sloppiness" in the typical textbook presentations are noted, and…
Descriptors: Addition, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes
Roid, Gale; Haladyna, Tom – 1978
Item writing methods for criterion referenced tests in the cognitive domain are reviewed. The methods are classified on a continuum from informal-subjective to automated-objective. Examples of approaches to improving instructional objectives are given. Domain-based tests are derived from content specifications and five approaches are described:…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Tests