The Effect of Four Components of Behavioral Objectives on Raters' Perceptions.

Abstract

The structure and characteristics of behavioral objectives were investigated. College students' perceptions of the precision or observability of statements of behavioral objectives and of three components (the verb, the conditions(s), and the criterion) of such statements were assessed. The results of a correlational analysis indicate that conditions and criteria contribute significantly to individuals' perceptions of objectives, in contrast to findings of earlier studies. The study provides evidence that instructional designers, researchers, and evaluators must be concerned not only with the verb in a behavioral objective, but also with the choice of conditions and criteria. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043223

Entities

People

  • Dianne L. Wigand
  • Robert C. Haygood
  • Vernon S. Gerlach

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Education
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Perception
  • Precision
  • Psychology
  • Ratings
  • Scientific Research
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.