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Rehavidral. Obj ectiveS: A CrIt ical P,iv irw of 'Theory
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*BehaVioral Objectivs; XtEadcational Objective!= ;.
Educatio,nal .ReseArch; *Evaluation; *Instrlactio, al
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This critical reviatpi" of , the literature on be
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O'bjectives is :Prescnted in four sections: def initiOn of a behavioral
objective ; the function, of. a behavioral objective; consistent
acceptable format f Cr constructing behavioral objectives; and :the
pro's And Cons of behavioral objectives. the literature review reveals
that. current.-findings on /the effects of instructional objectives.
provide no conclusiv=e or consist eilt data on the rlationship between .
the use e of objectives. and . student learning, and it is suggested th'at
thre is a need to assess' the behavioral ob-jectives movement , to
identify Arenciths and w.e.akness, and to identify areas. in 'which 1 .,
research is needed. A bibliographvds app:ende,d. (Author/RAO)
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Gary L. Filan Educational Technology Box FLS
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Tempe, AZ 45281
Behavioral Objectives: A Critical Review of Theory and Research
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Gary. L 4 Filan Vernon S. Gerlach
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...Abstract
ioral objectives provide the basis for systematic planning Df
instruction. This Systematic approag4 enables the-designer t work-more
effectively and it enables the learner to, understand what is expected"Upft:
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completion of the- learning -experience.
There are
however, a wide range of ,
views concerning the advantages of behavioral objectives. The'purlpose of this
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objective; (2) the function of behavioral objectfveS;.(3)
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Introduction
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!BehaVio-ral objectives .have been ,C'entrar' to the concept- of irstructiOnal
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systems-,deyelopirtent" They,,:have\nol&been..incOrporigied into the designing of
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curriculum, Ihey p(rOvi de the -basis for TannTinrgig i nstructi on. The-y-114k- ,been
used to tell ;learners what i? expected of them pletion of. the 1 earning
. 'f. experience. .There is, howeVer; wtde range of views concerning the advantages
of behavioral objectives,., as well as many varying opinions as-to the technical.
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By precisely stating in behavioral terms what the student should be 4able to
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Th)s approach' has-been criicized from both,. u t'iculum spetialists an
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on behavior al objectives;; it is, cpAined into 'four parts.: '(1) determining a
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consistent defipition; (2) a consistent acceptablv, -format used for writing
behavioral objectivesL) the function of 'behgvioral obiecfives, and (4/ the( cases for and' againstAzthe use of: behayiorhl -.objectives.7 :Nakv
Defining Behavioral
At first it ma'y seem .that defining objeativeS retalii not A.difficult
task. However, educatorst expe4eileed h curriculum level opment courses, developthent, and ttte:aho:haNie 'tried to develop procedures for evaluating
students will attest to he'....factz-tha it is. Palmer (1974)fe4 1s that most --T.
educators ake the -task. of defin behaviordI objectives far too complicated.
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Behavioral Objectives in'11...4- on.to Subject Matter, (3) Operationalitm and , .
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'befi rii ng Behavioral. Objectives in Relation to Terminal Behavibr.
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Many educitors have defined'the'term behavioral
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one of \ fatilitating communication This is accomplishe by choosing
precise words and statements- so that there is A clear and exactmeaningsfor.,
those reading the objective. Popham (1969) writes that whether thespstate.
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a relatively unimportant. Whatelier synonym is used, behavioral objective
should refer to an, intended. change which.one wiShes to bring alput in a -
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learner. Bloom (1956) deafies oS'jec ives as being specific fon-MIAs-that-the
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educative process uses to chAnge student behavior. Mager's (1962) definition
o-PbehaVioral objective has probablyinfluenced,more educators than any other
definition: Iran objective is a statement desNainga prOosed change in a
learner; it specifieswhat the learnewill4be like Olen he-,has successf lly
completecrAjearning,experien.e. F:1,-, example, an objective written *f
/ [5th grade science class using. Mage .'s 3 characteristics of A.well stated
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objectfVe would look Tike- theJollowing:H. Given a battery; light bt0b,-sotket,-
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