Writing Objectives

Question 1

What is an objective?

Answer 1

A specific statement of a desired short-term condition or achievement; This includes measurable end results
to be accomplished by specific teams or individuals within time limits.

Question 2

A goal to be attained, based on …

Answer 2

observable phenomena, undistorted by emotion or personal bias

Question 3

What are the components Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning?

Answer 3

Cognitive domain
Affective domain
Psychomotor domain

Question 4

Why do we write objectives?

Answer 4

● To determine a baseline of current level of clinical
skills.
● To assess the development/level of clinical skill .
● To enhance skills of reflection and
self-assessment.
● To track progress/skill attainment in the clinical setting.

Question 5

When writing objectives, they should be…

Answer 5

●  Measurable
● Accurate
● Appropriate/pertinent to the clinical setting
● Relevant
● Attainable
● Able to be developed/progressed

Question 6

What are the components of the ABCD method for writing goals?

Answer 6

Audience
Behavior
Condition
Degree
(Timeframe)

Question 7

What are the benefits of using the ABCD method?

Answer 7

● Provide you with a method to develop measurable goals for good patient care.
● Allow you to monitor patient progress through reflection and clinical
assessment.
● Help you to revise objectives as patient progresses.

Question 8

True or false; well-written educational goals are interdisciplinarily oriented (the emphasis is on what the lesson or the teachers or team are doing as opposed to what audience/ student/ patient wants).

Answer 8

False- they are student/patient/family/audience- oriented (the emphasis is on what the audience will do as opposed to what the lesson or the teacher/therapist is doing).

Question 9

What are some words to use when writing a goal?

Answer 9

● list 
● define 
● identify 
● select 
● name 
● describe 
● interpret
● predict 
● solve 
● demonstrate 
● differentiate 
● explain 
● compare 
● contrast