Objectives

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Part I: Decide if the following is an objective or an activity
1. The student will visit a community service agency on a class field trip.	This is an objective. This is an activity.
2. The student will write an original ballad.	This is an objective. This is an activity.
3. The student will name the primary colors, when shown example of each color.	This is an objective. This is an activity.
4. The student will rehearse a speech, using a prepared copy of the speech.	This is an objective. This is an activity.
Part 2: Identifying Well-Written Objective. Choose the more worthwhile objective.
5. a. Given a map with a scale of 1 inch to 100 miles, the student will describe how to figure the distance between two points on the map. b. Given a map with a scale of 1 inch to 100 miles and the names of five pairs of cities on the map, the student will figure the direct distance between each pair to the nearest 100 miles.	Item a is better. Item b is better.
6. a. The student will attend at least two out of school plays during the school year. b. The student will demonstrate a positive attitude toward drama by rating drama activities favorably on a standardized interest survey.	Item a is better. Item b is better.
7. a. The student will name the constitutional rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. b. Given descriptions of instances in which constitutional rights have been invoked or denied, the student will name the rights involved.	Item a is better. Item b is better.
8. a. The student will spell the new spelling words correctly when they are given orally. b. The student will identify each correctly spelled word, given a list of the new spelling words with each word spelled both correctly and incorrectly.	Item a is better. Item b is better.
Part 3: Decide if the objective is well-written.
9. Given multiple choice questions showing causes and non causes of dietary diseases, the student will identify the causes.	This objective is well-written. This objective is not well-written.
10. The student will describe the similarities and differences between a square and a triangle.	This objective is well-written. This objective is not well-written.
11. Ths student will learn the characteristics of free enterprise as described in the class text.	This objective is well-written. This objective is not well-written.
12. The student will be shown the proper way to sew a buttonhole.	This objective is well-written. This objective is not well-written.
Part 4: Write an appropriate instructional objective.
13. Write an instructional objective for teaching the concepts "left" and "right".	Objective:
14. Write an instructional objective that indicates students will have a positive attitude toward science and that does not involve use of an attitude scale.	Objective: