DEVELOPING HEALTH EDUCATIONAL PLAN
ELEMENTS
1.Purpose
2.Goal
3.Objectives
4.Content
5.Method
6.Time
7.Resources
8.Evaluation
THE FOUR-PART METHOD OF OBJECTIVE WRITING
CONDITION
AUDIENCE
Using a
The staff
Will
The correct procedure
model
nurse
demonstrate
for changing sterile
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Final outcome to be achieved at the end of the teaching and
learning process
OBJECTIVES

Specific, single, concrete, one-dimensional behavior

Short term, achieved after or thereafter

Educational

Instructional

Behavioral/Learning

S – pecific
DEFENSE
dressings
After
The
watching a
caregiver
Will select
video
High protein foods for
the patient with 100%
accuracy
SAMPLES OF OBJECTIVES
PURPOSE
 The WHY of the educational session
GOAL
BEHAVIOR
WELL-WRITTEN
POORLY WRITTEN
Following instruction on
The patient will be able to
hypertension, the patient will be
prepare a menu using low-salt
able to state of high blood
foods.
pressure.
On completing the reading
During the discharge teaching,
materials provided about the
the patient will be more
care of the newborn, the mother
comfortable with insulin
will be able to express any
injections
concerns she has on caring for
her baby after discharge.
EXAMPLE OF VERBS WITH MANY OR FEW INTERPRETATIONS
MANY INTERPRETATIONS
FEW INTERPRETATIONS
M – easurable
To know
To allow; to explain
A – ttainable
To understand
To choose; to identify
R – ealistic
To appreciate
To classify; to list
T – ime-bounded
To realize
to compare; to order
To be familiar with
To construct; to predict
To enjoy
To contras; To recall
To value
To define; to recognize
To be interested in
To describe; to select
To feel
To demonstrate; to state
To think
To differentiate; to verbalize
HOW TO WRITE OBJECTIVES
1.Performance
2.Condition
3.Criterion
To learn
To distinguish; to write
TAXONOMY OF OBJECTIVES ACCORDING TO LEARNING DOMAINS
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY