Performance Ojectives

"Mager first used the term behavioral objective in 1975 to emphasize that it is a statement describing what the student will be able to do."(Carey, pg. 113) In reading this quote, I was brought back to my education classes at Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I can still hear Professor Postma saying, "Students Will Be Able To, SWABT." We had to put this statement on each of our lesson plans for tutoring elementary students in nearby schools. This was ingrained in my head since the 90's. I could understand this chapter well with this background still in my thinking and way of doing things. I liked the additional tips of considering not on ly the actions, but also the conditions that the student will perform in and the criteria for evaluation.