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Creating a curriculum web is much like the curriculums you have
created in the past. Once you have determined the aim, overall purpose
of the curriculum, you need to decide the behavioral outcomes that
will be demonstrated by students upon successful completion of the
lessons.
Goals and Objectives
Goals and objectives are the learning outcomes expected from
participation in the curriculum. Some curriculum development experts
believe curriculums should ask students to perform observable
behaviors such as "diagram," "discuss," "estimate,"
"label," "locate," "predict" and
"solve" rather than "learn" and "understand."
However, not all curriculum development experts agree that objectives
must be observable to be meaningful. Pratt (1994), for example,
discusses the "process" and "experience" objectives
as useful in some circumstances. For more information on this
controversy, click
here.
How will using the web affect the objectives you write for
curriculum?
Use the links below to obtain more information about writing
observable goals and objectives.
How
to Write Behavioral Objectives
Verbs
and Definitions to Use in Behavioral Objectives
Examples
of Verbs and Definitions Used in Behavioral Objectives (organized
into language arts, mathematics, science and social sciences categories)
For a good rubric for evaluating behavioral objectives, click
here. For another good source, click
here.
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Activity 1
Look at the goals and objectives in curriculum
webs created by past WIT participants and mentors. They can
usually be found in the Teaching Guides or Curriculum Guides.
- Find examples of well written goals and objectives. Why are
they well written?
- Find examples of goals and objectives you would revise. How
would you revise them?
- Are there any objectives you may use or adapt in the curriculum
web you will create?
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Assessment and Evaluation
How will you assess your students' work and progress when they
complete the curriculum:
- online quizzes?
- tests?
- essays?
- projects?
- presentations?
- student feedback?
How will you evaluate the curriculum itself?
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Activity 2
Look at the plans for assessment and evaluation in curriculum
webs created by past WIT participants and mentors. They can
usually be found in the Curriculum Guides.
- Find examples of plans for assessment and evaluation that
you like. Why do you like them?
- Find examples of plans for assessment and evaluation that
you do not like. How would you change them?
- Are there any plans for assessment and evaluation you may
use or adapt in the curriculum web you will create?
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