Research has shown that tasks of intermediate difficulty generally elicit the greatest efforts on the part of students. For this reason, teachers are advised that the use of moderate goal setting is one of the most effective means of ensuring favorable vocational outcomes. The general paradigm of achieving vocational success through moderate goal setting is as follows: analyze industrial and personnel needs; determine terminal objectives (by questioning and observing behavior); formulate and present enabling objectives (using the techniques of task analysis and linear programming); and assess student performance (by administering criterion-referenced tests). Although some critics of the behaviorist approach believe that this approach delegates educators to the role of mere classroom managers, practice has shown that the objectivity of the behaviorist approach lends support to the high degree of professionalism required if educators are to achieve desired vocational outcomes successfully. (MN)