Instructional planning principles and practices

¶ … Students will work cooperatively to increase cultural understanding among themselves and the school community.

Objective is clearly stated as an observable learning outcome.

Conditions are given.

Criterion level is stated.

Objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods.

Objective is clearly stated as an observable learning outcome.

Conditions are given.

Criterion level is stated.

Objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods.

Students will identify the two main causes of the U.S. Civil War and their impact on the outcome of the war by completing a cause and effect chart.

Objective is clearly stated as an observable learning outcome.

Conditions are given.

Criterion level is stated.

Objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods.

Objective 4: Students will become familiar with the food chain.

Objective is clearly stated as an observable learning outcome.

Conditions are given.

Criterion level is stated.

Objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods.

Objective 5: Students will locate important terms and key words in their textbooks and write a definition for each.

Objective is clearly stated as an observable learning outcome.

Conditions are given.

Criterion level is stated.

Objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods.

Objective 1: The objective is clearly stated and conditions are provided so that the students know exactly what is required of them. Since the objective lends itself to a variety of teaching materials and methods, this gives the opportunity for the students to increase their cultural understanding in many ways. While this objective is clear in many aspects it does not provide a method by which the cultural understanding of the student can be objectively determined, thus there is no clear method for understanding the context of cultural understanding.

In order to correct this mistake the best method is to provide an addendum. Students will engage in constant cooperative work environments that tests their ability to accept and understand differing cultures.

Objective 2: The objective is clearly stated for students and the conditions are given. This makes the task easy for the students to follow. There are limited conditions for this objective. Objective doesn't lend to a variety of methods, as their number are only 3 specific search strategies and 5 references to be used. This restriction provides for a limited ability of students to comprehend a shift within the direct context of search.

Rewrite for Objective 2: Students will learn how to use specific search strategies to conduct research on the Internet and find references for a specific topic.

Objective 3: The objective is clear and comprehensible. The conditions are provided. The method doesn't lend to a variety of methods.

Rewrite for Objective 3: Students will identify the causes of the U.S. Civil War and their impact on the outcome of the war by completing a cause and effect chart.