Students will explain the function of each step in solving long-division problems. This verb is associated with the analysis level of Bloom’s taxonomy. Using the Active Voice: One final requirement for writing student-centered objectives is to use the active voice rather than the passive. Consider these three objectives: Students will be given a handout. Students will be put into groups. Students will get a lesson on using Internet sources. On the surface these may look like student-centered statements. The first word of each is “students”! What they really are, however are, teacher centered statements disguised by the passive voice. How would you change the above objectives for the focus to be on student learning? For example: “Students will be given a handout” For this to be student centered, this objective must be stated in terms of what students will know and be able to do as a result of this handout. Once the teacher has pin pointed what learning should result from the handout activity, the objective can be written this way: Students will conjugate “avoir” and “etre” Remember the handout- and any instructional activity a teacher might opt for- is merely the vehicle for students’’ intellectual work. Don’t let an activity distract you from the real goal. Students will be put into groups. Students will collaborate in groups of three to design a square or circular shaped container for their clay unit. Students will get a lesson on using Internet sources. Students will use the internet to locate two reliable sources of information about Blue Herons.
Students will explain the function of each step in solving long-division problems. This verb is associated with the analysis level of Bloom’s taxonomy. Using the Active Voice: One final requirement for writing student-centered objectives is to use the active voice rather than the passive. Consider these three objectives: Students will be given a handout. Students will be put into groups. Students will get a lesson on using Internet sources. On the surface these may look like student-centered statements. The first word of each is “students”! What they really are, however are, teacher centered statements disguised by the passive voice. How would you change the above objectives for the focus to be on student learning? For example: “Students will be given a handout” For this to be student centered, this objective must be stated in terms of what students will know and be able to do as a result of this handout. Once the teacher has pin pointed what learning should result from the handout activity, the objective can be written this way: Students will conjugate “avoir” and “etre” Remember the handout- and any instructional activity a teacher might opt for- is merely the vehicle for students’’ intellectual work. Don’t let an activity distract you from the real goal. Students will be put into groups. Students will collaborate in groups of three to design a square or circular shaped container for their clay unit. Students will get a lesson on using Internet sources. Students will use the internet to locate two reliable sources of information about Blue Herons.