Rubric: Guidelines for Evaluating Behavioral Objectives

This is an example of how to create clear guidelines for evaluation and grading of behavioral objectives.

Objectives are measurable and include specific information about what the student will be able to do,e.g. how well, how many, to what degree

Objectives are too general and don't include specific information on what the student will be able to do, e.g.. how well, how many, to what degree

 

Objective are not measurable

Objectives don't describe what the student will be able to do

Objectives list the topics that will be covered rather than what the learning outcomes are

Objectives reflect high levels of cognition according to Bloom's Taxonomy.

All the objectives require low levels of cognition, such as "demonstrates understanding,"or "identifies."

Objectives should include at least one of the verbs in levels 3-6 of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Objectives don't use verbs to describe what the student will be able to do.

The objectives listed are realistic given the time and level of the target audience .

There are too many objectives.

Objectives are too difficult.

Objectives don't use verbs to describe what the student will be able to do.

The learning objectives are of interest to the learner.

The learning objectives don't make the intrinsic and external motivation clear to the learner.

The learner can't understand the learning objectives.

The learner doesn't want to complete the tasks in the learning objectives.