Course 2- The Role of Learning Objectives

The role of learning objectives is:

1) to define what students should demonstrate to prove that they have gained knowledge in participating in the lesson/course
2) to direct and shape the course
3) to focus on the activity so learning is focused for both teacher and students
4) to emphasize function not structure
5) to assess if learning has occurred

I believe that using KSA(knowledge, skills and affect, Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives(knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) and SMART(specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely) as guidelines will ensure great objectives are created.