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which can be observed and measured is known as a BEHAVIOURAL
OBJECTIVE.
objective case n
also object case
the noun or noun PHRASE 1 that refers to whoever or whatever has the
most neutral relationship to the action of the verb is in the objective
case.
The noun or noun phrase in the objective case neither performs the
action, nor is the instrument of the action.
For example, in the sentences:
They sliced the sausage with a knife.
The sausage sliced easily.
The sausage was thick.
the sausage is neither agent (like they) nor instrument (like a knife).
It is in the objective case.
The notion of the objective case is related to the traditional notion of
OBJECT 1 . But not everything in the objective case would be an object, nor
would all objects be considered to be in the objective case.
see also CASE GRAMMAR
objective marking n
see OBJECTIVE SCORING
observation schedules
objective test n
a test that can be scored objectively (i.e. scored without the use of the
examiner’s personal judgement), which may be contrasted with a SUBJEC-
TIVE TEST. Tests that consist of TRUE–FALSE and MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMs are
examples of objective tests.
objective test item n
a test item that requires the choice of a single correct answer, such as a
MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEM or a TRUE–FALSE ITEM.
observation n
in language classrooms, the purposeful examination of teaching and/or
learning events through systematic processes of data collection and analysis.
Observation of teaching is a widely used activity in teacher education
programmes.
observation schedules n
in classroom observation, analytic instruments (documents) used to
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