noun phrase · academic
learning objectives
UK/ˈlɜːnɪŋ əbˈdʒɛktɪvz/US/ˈlɜrnɪŋ əbˈdʒɛktɪvz/LEARN·ing ob·JEC·tives
clear, specific statements of what learners should know or be able to do after instruction
Examples
“The syllabus lists the learning objectives for each week of the course.”
“When planning a lesson, always align activities with the learning objectives.”
“Clear learning objectives help students focus on the most important skills.”
Band 8 sentence
“When writing assessment criteria, map each task explicitly to the learning objectives to ensure validity.”
Collocations
- define clear learning objectives
- align activities with learning objectives
- measure against learning objectives
Word family
Common mistakes
learning objectives are aim→learning objectives are aims
the learning objective→learning objectives
Say it for a higher band
5course goals→6learning goals→7+learning objectives
Synonyms
learning outcomes
Easily confused
learning outcomes
“We must distinguish between learning objectives stated at the start and learning outcomes observed at the end.”
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