Learning objectives
YOUR CHARTER
Full charter: required
Flexible charter: optional
Fast charter: not used
Learning objectives (LOs) describe discrete tasks that the learner must do, or facts the learner must know, in order to practice a skill. The process for writing LOs is very similar to the process for skills.
With your curriculum outline drafted, you have some choices as you approach LOs:
- Break down skills into LOs, and fill them into your curriculum outline where they are covered.
- Break down the activities in your curriculum outline into discrete tasks that become your LOs, and then assign the LOs to the skills they belong to.
- Use a combination of both of the above approaches.
Whatever your approach, you might change your curriculum outline as you go — that's fine!
Fill out the learning objectives column of the curriculum outline that apply to each step.
Learning objective verbs​
LO verbs describe abilities that the learner either has or doesn’t have. LOs do not require judgment or problem-solving. LOs are also observable behaviors that, if training were given in a classroom, an instructor could ask a learner to demonstrate. (In other words, we don’t use the common fallback verb “Understand.”)
Here are common LO verbs (you’re not limited to these):
| LO Description | LO Verbs |
|---|---|
| Find a feature, tool, or characteristic | Find, Identify, Locate, Recognize |
| Explain a feature or tool in Unity, or a concept applied in Unity | Explain, Describe, Define, Recall |
| Choose from a known set of alternatives, or make a simple decision | Choose, Distinguish, Differentiate, Specify, Select |
| Perform a task or process | Perform, Set, Set [up], Change, Edit, Modify, Delete, Assign, Measure, Customize, Initialize, Call, Save, Load, Prepare, Follow [plan or instructions] |
| Apply a certain tool or technique to a process | Apply, Add, Use [tool or device] |
| Make or organize a thing according to known rules | Make, Devise, Name, Code, Construct, Organize, Provide, Implement [process] |
| Publish a project to a platform | Publish, Build, Deploy |
| Examine alternatives | Examine, Search, Study, Investigate |
| Respond to a situation with the appropriate task | Respond, Revise, Correct, Recommend, Recognize [when], Resolve |
As you compose your LOs, keep these verbs in mind. Your LXD will help you finalize the wording of your LOs.
If you'd like to learn more, refer to our detailed guidance on composing learning objectives.
ACTION
Consult your charter. If you have a link to the Learning objectives worksheet, compose your skills now.