May 2012 • Volume 43 • Number 5 • Page 16-24 Clearly
Communicating the Learning Objective Matters! Clearly
communicating lesson objectives supports student learning and
positive behavior. |*This We Believe Characteristics *Denotes
the corresponding characteristics from AMLE's position paper,
This We Believe, for this article. - Meaningful Learning -
Multiple Learning Approaches - Varied Assessments Deborah K.
Reed Article Description: Explicitly communicating objectives is
a tenet of effective instruction for students with learning
difficulties, yet the practice is often overlooked in research.
This case study of a novice middle school geography teacher
illustrates how the qualitative and quantitative differences in
the ways a teacher communicates the learner expectation can
influence both student learning and behavior. Contrary to
concerns that objective-led lessons result in student passivity
and superficial learning, lessons that maintained a focus on a
well-crafted objective actually increased student eng