2/21-Objective Writing

Question 1

What are the three critical elements of objective goal writing?

Answer 1

Performance/behavior= measurable

Conditions= context- what you do

Criterion= accuracy- correct productions out total opportunities

Question 2

What is the definition of goals?

Answer 2

The client will do ‘what behavior, to what extent and for how long.’

Question 3

What is the definition of performance?

Answer 3

An observable, measurable behavior that is desired to be changed.

The performance is a change in client’s performance, not the clinician’s

Question 4

On a goal what SHOULDN’T we write? What could you use instead?

Answer 4

“the client will be able to” instead use

“the client will demonstrate the ability to…”

“the client will verbalized the ability to…”

“the client will request the ability to…”

Question 5

What are types of performance words?

Answer 5

Action-oriented, measurable, observable.

Do not be ambiguous= not measurable

Question 6

What are conditions?

Answer 6

The conditions under which the client will perform

The context-

• environment/setting
• prompting
• activity parameters (i.e. structured/unstructured)

Question 7

What is criterion?

Answer 7

How the client ‘should’ perform

Accuracy- number of correct productions out of total trials (baseline)

Question 8

What do you include in a lesson plan?

Answer 8

Objectives
Methods/materials
Reinforcements
Results 
Comments

Question 9

For a lesson plan, what would you include in the objectives?

Answer 9

They should be numbered and follow goal/objective format:

• Performance
• Conditions
• Criterion

Question 10

For a lesson plan, what question would you ask for the methods/materials section?

Answer 10

How will you teach the client the target behavior?

Question 11

For a lesson plan, what would you put in the materials section?

Answer 11

A list of the items you will use in the therapy session

Question 12

For a lesson plan, what would you put in the reinforcement section?

Answer 12

A method to positively reinforce the occurrence of target productions (or at least encourages shaping of target).

Question 13

For a lesson plan, what would you put in the results section?

Answer 13

Objective data of behavior. These should be numbered and aligned with the objectives

i.e. accuracy 6 out of 10 opportunities.

Question 14

For a lesson plan, what would you put in the comments section?

Answer 14

Any comments that you want to make about:

• the client and his/her performance
• an evaluation of your performance
• revisions for the next session based on the first two