In the last week or so we have been reading a good deal on learning objectives and the importance of them. Robert Mager gave some insight on how to more effectively write them. He wanted to avoid vague phrases such as "understand". Instead he wanted to focus on what exactly he wanted the trainee to accomplish. For example, in the observation I had at the Lowman Home, the group was giving a training session on "Internet Use". They had objectives listed that were very specific. They stated specifically what the trainee was going to be able to do after the session, or at least what they wanted the trainees to be able to do.
They were not vague as in "After this course: You will be able to surf the internet". It was more like, "You will know how to return to your homepage." They were very specific.
I think it is very imperative to have good training objectives/goals to strive to achieve for during a training session. Just like it is wise to have goals to strive to achieve for throughout your life.
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I completely agree that it's crucial to have thought out, detailed training objectives/goals set to achieve. It simply gives you a more solid foundation for success by narrowing the learning objectives to specifics. Rather than trying to teach someone how to "surf the internet" as you said.
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