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B. A BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVE MUST HAVE AN ACTION VERB
This means that the trainee must do something that we can see and measure. If
we cannot observe what the trainee does, then how can we evaluate whether o.r
not he is doing it correctly?
Here are some examples of forms in which Behavioral Objectives are usually
written:
Trainee will be able to
When presented with
, trainee will
Under the following conditions, the trainee will
At the end of training, the trainee will
After completing this book, the trainee will be able to
In the black space there should be a verb indicating an observable measurable
action. It must be a verb that describes exactly what the instructor wants the
trainee to be able to da.
Follcwin are two li.'ts of verbs. One List contains verbs which are observable,
measurable actions and therefore appr-priate for use in BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES.
The other list describes th'ngs which we cannot see or measure and are therefore
unsuitable for behavioral '3ectives.
Acticn Verbs Vague Verbs
DO DE20CNSTRATE : KNOW
TELL SEOW : UNDERSTAND
WRITE ANSW'ER : APPRECIATE
DESCRIBE CHO4SE :HAVE
LIST ORGIZE . CChIPREHEMD
WALK CONdUCT : BE AWARE
RUN DRAW : FEEL
EXPLAIN
BELIEVE
Sometimes, an objective seems to be written in the proper form, but it is not
really a behavioral objective, because the verb used is not an ACTION verb and
therefore not observable and measurable. Here is au =xanFle.
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Expunple of NON-Behavioral Objective:
Trainee will be able to tuderstand the ,-auses of the pollution problem.
The questicn here is what do we mean by "understand". Perhaps if we think about
the ways that this cbjective might be tested, we can think of some of the verbs
which would indicate actions by which we would measure this "imderstanding"
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