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Performance Objectives and Alignment

Performance Objectives and Curriculum Alignment

A SMART instructional objective is a starting point. A performance objective is more specific. It names exactly what the student will do, under what conditions, and to what minimum standard.

What Performance Objectives Are
The three required elements: performance, condition, and criteria
Writing Strong Performance Objectives
Examples of weak and strong objectives, with action verbs in focus
Limitations of Performance Objectives
What objectives cannot do, and why teaching is more than ticking objectives
Curriculum Alignment and the Tyler Model
The four steps of curriculum design and why every lesson objective must align upward
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