A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Author(s): Suzana Carmen CismasSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: educational objectives; specification of objectives; status of objectives; relationship of objectives; usefulness of objectives; curriculum development; lesson planning; evaluation; communicating to
Summary/Abstract: This article traces a history of educational objectives taking into account different types of objectives as well as different outlooks. The paper is constructed with the avowed aim to help readers understand some of the controversies regarding the use of “objective” as a technical term. It introduces recommendations for the specification of objectives (attention is paid to the notion of levels of specification and to various formulations of the concept of behavioural objectives) and it discusses problems associated with the status of objectives. Another purpose of this article is to examine structural relationships between objectives, the logic of intentions expressed by an objective, and the political status of statements of objectives. The final part deals with the usefulness of objectives in curriculum development, in lesson planning, in instructional design, in evaluation, and in the process of communicating to students.
Journal: Dialogos
- Issue Year: 3/2002
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 9-15
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English