DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF THIS FILE ORDER THE HANDBOOK AND CD-Rom  WHY WRITE OBJECTIVES? Objectives are tools used to: help members of the planning committee identify a common goal; indicate more clearly to potential participants what they may expect by registering; give more specific directives to resource people about what the planning committee expects of them in the activity; evaluate the activity.  WHAT IS AN OBJECTIVE? It is often a short sentence... that begins with an action verb (see list of action verbs overleaf). e.g., prescribe antibiotics that is written for participants. e.g., at the end of the activity the participant will be able to prescribe antibiotics. that is as specific as possible. e.g., at the end of the activity, the participant will be better able to prescribe the latest antibiotics used in cases of respiratory infection. that sometimes needs to be completed with more details (specific objectives); e.g., : a) make a list of the latest antibiotics; b) compare them with those with which you are already familiar; c) choose the most appropriate one in view of the diagnosis.  SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE More often than not, when discussing an activity, members of a planning committee limit their discussion to potential subjects, such that the promotional material for the activity will only list subjects without providing objectives. As facilitator for the planning committee, allow your colleagues to discuss subjects to begin with. Then, ask them what participants should be able to do after the activity you are organizing that they could not do before. You will see that they will spontaneously begin their sentences with a verb. If the verbs they choose are vague, such as “know” or “know how”, suggest more specific action verbs, such as “identify”, “make a list”, etc (see overleaf). Do not forget that defining objectives requires a proper identification of the target audience and its educational needs.  COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED ACTION VERBS CATEGORY ASSOCIATED ACTION VERBS KNOWLEDGE Choose List Identify Name Recognize Reproduce Define Establish Measure Recall Write Emphasize UNDERSTANDING Classify Explain Identify Indicate Justify Compare Choose Develop Illustrate Judge Name Represent APPLICATION State Choose Demonstrate Show Select Use Calculate Build Explain Predict Find SYNTHESIS Choose Comment Connect Discuss Organize Rewrite Combine Conclude Derive Generalize Specify Summarize EVALUATION Challenge Criticize Determine Avoid Judge Select Choose Defend Evaluate Identify Recognize Maintain  AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED ACTION VERBS CATEGORY ASSOCIATED ACTION VERBS RECEIVING Accept Listen Promote Prepare Select Assist Be aware of Perceive Receive RESPONSE Choose Derive Establish List Respond Complete Develop Record Write VALUE Accept Increase Develop Influence Recognize Achieve Decide Indicate Participate ORGANIZATION Associate Correlate Form Organize Find Choose Determine Judge Relate CHARACTERIZATION Accept Change Demonstrate Identify Review Confront Decide Develop Judge DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF THIS FILE ORDER THE HANDBOOK AND CD-Rom
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