RUST
COLLEGE
MODEL FOR
DEMONSTRATING
INSTITUTIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
GOAL
AND
OBJECTIVES
I
THE TERMS
“GOALS AND OBJECTIVES”
CAN BE CONFUSING!
LET US TRY TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES
GOALS
 Broad Statements
 General Intentions
 Intangible
 Abstract
 Generally hard to
measure
OBJECTIVES
 Specific
 Precise
 Tangible
 Concrete
 Measurable
GOAL
The goal of a
learning activity is
like a target
OBJECTIVES
 The
objectives are the arrows that help
the institution, student reach the target
and demonstrate mastery
IDENTIFYING GOALS
A.
B.
C.
D.
State the definition of a Historically Black
College or HBCU.
Provide the student with current
information about the criminal justice
major.
Introduce the student to a new
development in material science.
Be exposed to a new way of organizing
paperwork.
Answer
 Only
one is not a broad based goal.
A. State the definition of a
Historically Black College or HBCU.
Remember this about a GOAL
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Every educational activity should have a goal
The goal focuses on what the student will
experience, rather than what the instructor,
the VPs, directors, staff will share or do
It is a broad statement of purpose
What is the purpose of the educational
activity?
What is the main intention
EXAMPLE
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The purpose of this presentation is to provide
Rust College students with new information on
career paths.
Introduce students to modes of satiric writing
in the eighteenth century
Introduce students to healthy nutritious meals.
Become acquainted with the top
educational donors and their support of
HBCUs.
Explain the loan management program and
deferment.
OBJECTIVES
The ABCD APPROACH
Always begin with the end result in mind!
 Who
is this
activity intended
for? Be specific
 At
the end of the
activity the
students will be
able to…..
 At
graduation
the students will
be able to…..
A
A= Audience
(the students,
not the
instructors,
administrator
or staff)

What exactly is it
that you want the
student to be able
to do as a result of
your…..

Blackboard
assignment

Seminar

Hands on
Workshop

Webinar
B
B= Behavior
(what the
students will
do)


States what
conditions the
instructor/staff will
impose when the
students are
demonstrating
mastery of a skill.
Usually a WHEN or
WHILE statement



“when given a set of
five unlabeled slides”
“when given a list of
common over the
counter drugs”
“while working
independently”
C
C= Condition
(imposed by
the
instructor/staff)


The standard or
criterion for
judging behavioral
performance.
What has to
happen for the
student to
succeed?
It might be:

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Speed
Accuracy
Quality
Quantity
D
D= Degree
What is
“Good
Enough”?
ACTION VERBS
MATCH
LIST
DEFINE
ARRANGE
LABEL
NAME
ORDER
REMEMBER
MEMORIZE
RECOGNIZE
RELATE
RECALL
REPEAT
REPRODUCE
REMEMBERING
Recall of
Information
ACTION VERBS
Classify
Report
Discuss
Review
Express
Sort
Indicate Translate
Recognize Explain
Identify
Locate
Restate
Select
Tell
Describe
UNDERSTANDING
Interpret
Information
in One’s
Own Words
Action Verb
Demonstrate
Dramatize
Apply
Choose
Employ
Illustrate
Interpret
Operate
Prepare
Practice
Schedule
Sketch
Solve
Use
APPLYING
Use knowledge
or
generalization
in a new
situation
ACTION VERBS
Discriminate
Differentiate
Analyze
Appraise
Calculate
Categorize
Compare
Contrast
Criticize
Diagram
Distinguish
Examine
Inventory
Question
Experiment Test
ANALYSING
Break down
knowledge
into parts and
show
relationships
among parts
ACTION VERBS
Appraise
Argue
Assess
Attack
Choose
Compare
Defend
Estimate
Evaluate
Judge
Predict
Rate
Score
Select
Support
Value
ASSESSING
Making
judgments
based on
criteria and
standards
ACTION VERBS
Arrange
Assemble
Collect
Compose
Construct
Create
Design
Formulate
Manage
Organize
Plan
Prepare
Propose
Set –up
Synthesize
Write
CREATING
Bring together
parts of
knowledge to
form a whole and
build relationships
for new situations
CONGRATULATIONS
Best Wishes and Thank you for
your Attention. Please go to our
link and call us to conduct small
group workshops.
Sandra C. Vaughn, Ph.D.
Vice President for Assessment
and Accreditation
Mrs. Monique McKoy Lewis,
Administrative Assistant