Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Aims and objectives

We can think of aims as broad general statements of what students are expected to learn. Aims are often more appropriate for courses than for subjects. An aim for a course may be, "Students should acquire skill of reasoning" or, "Students should develop the ability to think creatively and independently ". Aims may include abstract concepts such as 'professional qualities' or 'appreciation of the classics', learning that may be difficult to measure but which is nevertheless important. The aims in fact express the expectations of the society that should be achieved by the students through the educational system. We expect from the school as well as other agencies to help students in • Building their personality and character • Assimilating vocationally and socially desirable knowledge and skills • Developing the ability to think critically and creatively • Developing scientific attitude • Inculcating values

Objectives are usually more specific statements of the learning which will occur, generally within a subject, lecture or task. Objectives are not statements of content or topics, nor are they statements of the intended teaching strategies; rather, they are statements of what a student is expected to know and be able to do upon completion of the learning exercise. An objective for a subject may be, "The student should comprehend the relation among fundamental concepts in mechanics" or, "The student should understand the principle of equilibrium.” Objectives are milestones to reach the destination i.e. to attain the ultimate aim of education.
Educational objectives consist of the changes we wish to produce in the child. They can be • The knowledge the children acquire • The skills and abilities the children attain • The interests the children develop • The attitude the children manifest

Nature of educational objectives
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