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Why you want to focus on actions, not learning objectives ยป Making Change

Making Change

Learning objectives are wimpy. A typical learning objective focuses on what each person supposedly needs to know, ignoring whether this knowledge will actually lead to useful action. Many people start their design by writing learning objectives. Identify the action, then the knowledge.

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How to Write the Perfect Learning Objective

OpenSesame

One of the most essential and challenging components to designing training is creating the learning objective. Whatโ€™s the program objective?โ€ And clients donโ€™t want wimpy objectives. Wimpy objectives use what are considered to be weak verbs. B – Behavior. We all know it. D – Degree.