Chapter 6: Writing Performance Objectives

Given the following objective, identify the Behavior:

High school students are given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more, demonstrates the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator at 90% accuracy.

• Given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more

• Demonstrate the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator

• Compute with 90% accuracy

• High school students

Given the following objective, identify the Audience:

High school students are given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more, demonstrates the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator at 90% accuracy.

• Given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more

• Demonstrate the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator

• Compute with 90% accuracy

• High school students

Given the following objective, identify the Condition:

High school students are given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more, demonstrates the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator at 90% accuracy.

• Given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more

• Demonstrate the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator

• Compute with 90% accuracy

• High school students

Given the following objective, identify the Degree (Criteria):

High school students are given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more, demonstrates the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator at 90% accuracy.

• Given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more

• Demonstrate the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator

• Compute with 90% accuracy

• High school students

Given the following objective, choose an appropriate assessment. Explain why.

High school students are given five sets of scores numbering thirty or more, demonstrates the ability to compute the mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation without the use of a calculator at 90% accuracy.