Seventy-seven behavioral objectives and related test items for United States history in grades 10 through 12 are presented. Each sample contains the objective, sample test items, and criteria for judging the adequacy of student responses. Fourteen of the 15 categories are content-oriented, and presented in chronological groups: (1) discovery of…

Systematic analyses of instructional objectives are requested more and more in educational contexts, but there is little agreement about what such analyses are and what value they have. A few possible criteria for goal analyses are outlined and illustrated: empiricism and comprehensiveness in seeking information, firm rules for decision-making on…