Reflection on module 2: ESTABLISHING THE LEARNING TARGETS
As a future teacher we need to establish an effective and precised learning target we just need to work out with the three learning domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The cognitive,Psychomotor, and Affective.It is important that before teaching takes place, instructional objectives should be formulated and set. Instructional objectives also lead the teacher in discovering the strength and weaknesses of the established learning process, best learning situations, and the level of growth and development of learners through a pre-determined evaluation process.
In this Module, the students learned to define and identify the Learning Targets and instructional Objectives. They have explained and differentiate the types of learning targets, discuss the characteristics and role of instructional objectives and enumerate and explain the three learning outcomes.What is Learning Target?Terms associated with learning targets are goal, objective, competency, outcome, standard, and expectation. Learning target is defined as a statement of the student performance that includes both a description of what students should know or able to do at the end of a unit of instruction and the criteria for judging the level of performances demonstrated.The word learning is used to convey that targets emphasis on the importance how students will change. The learning targets are composed of content and criteria. Content is what students should know and able to do. On the other hand, criteria are dimensions of students performance used for judging attainment.
Learning targets serve as the basis for assessment. It is a statement/s of intended learning which teachers craft to guide the teaching and learning process. Here is where the teachers’ instructional objective is being tested. In lesson plan, for instance, teacher will state his/her goals in a certain subject. This is to ensure if his/her instruction is effective or to know if there is a need to re-teach the lesson being taught. This module contains ideas that might help us on how to plan our lesson through cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domain. This domain will enhance the learning of students to equip them with better knowledge and skills.