A rural Midwestern school district the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) adaptive assessment did not yield the expected improvements in student outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand teacher practice regarding MAP implementation. The conceptual framework was based on Fullan and Langworthy's change…

Although the need for project objectives is obvious, their value and role are much broader than most think. In this article, we explore the need for higher levels of objectives, along with tips and techniques to develop them properly. More important, we examine the benefits of objectives from many perspectives. In today's competitive environment,…

The dogma of behavioral objectives is a conceptual muddle. (JH)

Author argues that only after working through the configuration of a course can writing of the objectives be undertaken with any efficiency. (Author)

The learning effect of instructional objectives treatment in economics was tested by seeing if significant differences existed in mean achievement scores of the economic understanding of students using the treatment and those with no treatment. During the 1970 fall semester, 300 students from three community colleges in California (Cypress, Mount…

This paper 1) discusses the problems encountered in preparing objectives for instructional programs; 2) describes an informal research project in which seven instructional designers working on the same project attempted to determine agreement on an objective; and 3) suggests how to prepare objectives so that difficulties can be minimized. One…

This paper discusses the nature and usefulness of performance objectives, and asserts that they can be springboards or coffin lids depending upon the intent of the user. Performance objectives facilitate: (1) directions for the learning context, (2) selecting learning opportunities, (3) fitting the learning context to the learner, and (4)…

THIS PUBLICATION OUTLINES SOME OF THE TERMINAL BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES OF THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES WHICH SPECIFY EXPLICITLY WHAT SKILLS PUPILS HAVE MASTERED ARE INDICATED FOR MANY OF THE TOPICS OF MATHEMATICS. FOR EACH OBJECTIVE, AT LEAST ONE EXAMPLE IS GIVEN TO CLARIFY THE BEHAVIORAL CRITERION WHICH…

A goal-oriented approach which relates counseling objectives to client presenting problems serves several purposes. It increases the client's investment in the change process of counseling and permits the counselor to become accountable by taking into account the client's needs, the counselor's contribution, and the resulting client change.…

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of providing learners with instructional objectives prior to instruction with non objectives-based materials. The objectives of these materials were inferred by the researchers. Sixty-four university students were randomly assigned to treatment groups in which they received either no objectives,…

This issue of Impact examines a variety of viewpoints, programs, issues, and concerns about accountability of guidance. Three articles are adaptations from speeches presented at the conference on Accountability and Pupil Personnel Work held at Michigan State University in the summer of 1971; they explore the importance of preserving "caring"…