Write Better Behavorial Objectives—Instructional Systems Development

Chapter . Job Aid

Objectives Checklist

In order to be effective, behavioral objectives must meet criteria in each of the learning domains: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. Check each objective that you write to make sure you have complied with the following principles:

Cognitive Objectives

	Comments
□ Specify performance.	_______________________
□ State performance in action-oriented terms.	_______________________
□ Ensure primary performance relates to the demonstration of knowledge.	_______________________
□ Specify condition.	_______________________
□ Ensure that condition is realistic.	_______________________
□ Specify criterion.	_______________________
□ Ensure that criterion is realistic.	_______________________

Psychomotor Objectives

□ Specify performance. ...