Objectives
Guidelines
Objectives
will clearly and concisely communicate what an attendee is expected
to know and/or do at the conclusion of an activity. Objectives
must be included in the brochure so the attendees may evaluate
the relevance of attending a CME activity. The planning committee
and the speaker develop objectives to focus on the mission
of CME.
Guide to Developing Objectives
The three essential elements of learning objectives are a
statement of who (the learner), how (the action verb), and
what (the content).
| WHO |
HOW |
WHAT |
| The learner will be able |
To name |
The three elements in the management of
perennial rhinitis |
| The participants will be able |
To identify |
The psychosocial factors important in
the development of the child abuse syndrome |
| The physician will be able |
To explain |
The dangers of using hexachlorophene in
skin prophylaxis of the newborn |
| The healthcare provider will be able |
To perform |
CPR |
Examples of HOW
| To apply |
To create |
To employ |
To list |
To relate |
| To arrange |
To describe |
To evaluate |
To name |
To review |
| To assess |
To defend |
To explain |
To organize |
To report |
| To categorize |
To diagram |
To formulate |
To predict |
To sort |
| To classify |
To discuss |
To illustrate |
To prepare |
To solve problems |
| To contrast |
To discriminate |
To integrate |
To recall |
To translate |
| To construct |
To distinguish |
To interpret |
To recognize |
To update |
Examples of WHAT
Consider
adding performance standards to your learning objectives.
Wording that describes acceptable standards might include:
- in a fifteen-minute time period
- with no mistakes
- with 98% accuracy
- getting 22 out of 25 correct
Define
the criteria or conditions under which the learning
is to be demonstrated. Wording that describes learning
conditions might include:
- Given
a problem of the following type...
- Without the use of any reference materials...
- Using a specific instrument.
For more information, contact:
Karen Bertke, CME Program Administrator
E-mail: karen.bertke@wright.edu
Phone: 937-775-3435
Fax: (937) 775-3256
Mailing address:
Office of Faculty and Clinical Affairs
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University
P.O. Box 927
Dayton, OH 45401-0927
Location: University Park
3817 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Fairborn, OH 45324
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