Writing Outcomes - what's missing? Action verb? What is taught? Criterion? Flashcards
Students will know the historically important systems of psychology.
Know is not really an action verb
Missing criterion
What they need to know is not specific enough - what systems?
Students will articulate the foundational assumptions of the behaviorist approach to psychology.
Missing criterion. …at an 80% level.
Students will be able to write a research paper in the appropriate scientific style with a minimum of 75 points from the 100 point rubric.
Nothing missing
Good outcome
Students will compare and contrast at 80% on a in-class quiz.
Missing what they need to know: compare and contrast what?
Students will have a deeper appreciation of literature and literary movements in general.
Not an action verb
Missing criterion
Too broad for an outcome.
Students will translate short unseen texts from Czech at a 90% accuracy level.
Nothing missing
Good outcome
Students will have a deeper appreciation of different assessment methods as demonstrated on a test at 75% competency.
Missing action verb. A better outcome is:
Students will identify the advantages and disadvantages of different assessment methods as demonstrated on a test at 75% competency.
The student will plot a set of 10 points accurately on graph paper.
Nothing missing
“plotting 10 points accurately” would imply 100% accuracy
Students will improve their performance on the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Test.
Missing criterion. - …by 10% after 3 months of practice.
The student will produce a persuasive essay and score 80 or 100 points on the rubric.
The “What is taught” is weak.
…produce an effective persuasive essay that takes a stand and compares and contrasts materialism with today’s youth…
The student will create a visual infographic that identifies at least 10 ways teens can lead a healthy life style.
Nothing is missing. (…at least 10 ways..) is the criterion
The student will watch the news.
What they need to know is missing.
Criterion is missing. A better version:
The student will watch two current news video from two different news agencies and make a t-chart to compare the difference in coverage of an event.
The student will perform the multiplication tables up to 20 without the of a calculator at 95% accuracy.
Nothing is missing.
The student will accurately identify four out out five North American mammals when shown pictures of animals on a chart.
Nothing is missing.
Given a case study, the student will describe problems that exist in the implementation of federal grants in the U.S. political system.
Missing criterion
…describe at least three problems…
