Performance Objectives

Performance Objectives are statements which identify the specific knowledge, skill, or attitude the learner should gain and display as a result of the training or instructional activity. 

Performance objectives contain three elements:

• Student Performance

  • The observable behavior that a student will do to demonstrate that the lesson is learned. It must have an action verb that is observable and measurable.

    • Good Ex: After completing this lesson, students will be able to define a tropical rain forest.
      

    • Bad Example: Student will learn the definition of a rain forest.

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• Condition

  • Specifies what the learner will need to accomplish prior to attempting the response.

    • Ex: After reviewing the CD-ROM on the layers of the rain forest, ...

    • Ex: At the completion of this lesson, ...
      
      

• Criterion

  • The accuracy level assigned to the activity.

  • If criterion is omitted, the performance is assumed to be 100% - pass/fail. In other words, if the student hasn't completed the performance perfectly, the student has not acceptably mastered the content.

    • After completion of this lesson, students will be able to identify rain forest animals by matching a list of rain forest animals with their picture with 90% accuracy.