Formulation of cognitive learning objectives using the example of academic appointments: Economics: supply-demand curve

Beginning of the workshop with a quiz on the topic "Activation of cognitive learning objectives"

Definition of learning objectives

• Learning objectives are linguistically articulated ideas about a desired learning outcome
  • Example: Workshop participants can independently formulate learning objectives at the end of the workshop
• Learning objectives are defined briefly and precisely

Types of learning objectives

• Two types of learning objectives: Cognitive and affective
  • Affective: relate to emotions and feelings
  • Cognitive: relate to the area of remembering and recognising knowledge
• Learning objectives can be formulated according to different levels of complexity
  • Taxonomy according to Bloom and Anderson/Krathwohl
  • Complexity increases with the learning objectives
  • The most difficult learning objectives are in the area of evaluation and synthesis
    • Applying skills to new unknown situations
  • Anderson and Krathwohl add three-dimensional elements

Development of learning objectives

• move from the broad objective (all-encompassing) to the detailed objective (
• Example of broad objective: At the end, everyone is able to lead a workshop
• Example of detailed objective: Teaching "how to find tasks"
• Important when formulating learning objectives is the threefold approach
  • 1. description of the final behaviour
  • 2. conditions for the final behaviour
  • 3. description of the scale

Examples for the formulation of learning objectives

• Example of a workshop on the topic of the "energy crisis": participants can independently define measures for the climate crisis
• Example of a workshop on the topic of "large group games": The students are able to lead large group games independently
• Examples of an accreditation workshop: Participants know the history and basics of accreditation and can present them flawlessly
• Examples of a workshop on the business management of student bodies: Participants are able to weigh up different business management options and assess their effectiveness for their own student body
  • Learning objective is too long - There are two learning objectives here. Learning objectives should be formulated briefly and precisely.
  • Better: Participants can independently assess the effectiveness of the options for the benefit of their own student body
• Example of an orientation week workshop: Participants in the workshop are able to organise a functioning orientation week for first-semester students

General

• Operators are important in the formulation of key objectives!
• name - collect information in a targeted manner without commenting on it
• justify - support an issue with comprehensible arguments

Detailed objective

• Detailed objective means the formation of tasks
• Tasks should build on each other logically
  • simple to complex
• Tasks should consist of several "subtasks" if possible
• Multi-part tasks should build on each other

Discussion

A learning objective should be as complex as possible and break down the learning object into a large number of sub-steps

No!

• Learning objectives should build on each other
• There should be different learning objectives on the same topic and not just one learning objective
• Learning objectives must not be too complex, otherwise they are not tangible
• Learning objectives are defined for oneself

Quint essence

• Workshop should serve as an example of how not to deal with learning objectives
• Ask the question: What do you want to achieve with the workshop? Learning objectives and the formulation of learning objectives help here