Module 8: Lesson planning
There are rules and guidelines that govern your creation of lesson objectives, and while they vary depending on where you are teaching, we will cover some of the universal ideas. Remember that lesson objectives are the backbone of your entire lesson.
Learning objectives should be focused on observable activities: To identify whether or not your students have achieved the objective you have set out for them, the objective needs to be observable or something that you can measure through observation. This idea will help you keep your objectives specific and attainable.
Learning objectives should be focused on student activities: Many teachers make the mistake of thinking that lesson objectives should focus on what they hope to accomplish during the lesson. This puts the focus on teaching rather than learning and does not really ensure that the students understand the material but instead ensures that the teacher is delivering the material. Teaching may occur, but learning may not. Your lesson objectives should always be about what the students are going to accomplish.
Learning objectives should be focused on student outcomes: Another mistake that many teachers make is to create a learning objective that simply describes what the students are going to do during the lesson. This is not the purpose of an objective and only measures whether or not the students have complied with the teacher’s directions. As a student, I can comply with everything my teacher asks without reaching the true objective of improving a skill or extending knowledge. There should be an outcome tied to each lesson objective.
Good lesson objectives:
Students will be able to make a judgment about the strength of a speaker’s argument
Students will be able to determine which text best portrays the culture of the 1930s
Bad lesson objectives:
Students will be able to write an essay
Students will be able to hear about World War II
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