Valdosta State University
Department of Psychology
PSY310  Educational Psychology
Instructor: John H. Hummel, Ph.D.


PRACTICE QUIZ #1
Objectives and Task Analysis

33 pts.

1. The three domains for which objectives can be developed are the behavioral, affective, and

______________________ (2).

2. For each of the three domains described in #1, three different types of objectives can be developed: Behavioral, educational, and _________________ (2).

3. Behavioral objectives always specify an overt response the student does (behavior), describes when and where the student must do the response (the conditions), and how well the response must be done to determine mastery/accuracy (degree).

3 A. "After the unit on geometric figures, when given 10 geometric shapes students will correctly categorize at least 9 of them." Explain why this statement is or isn't a BO. (4)




3 B. "After the lesson covering the 18 economic factors associated with America's involvement in WW II, students will understand why America declared war on the Axis Alliance." Explain why this statement is or isn't a BO. (4)




4. Rewrite the following study question as a complete behavioral objective. (3)

DESCRIBE WHY BOs ARE IMPORTANT TO ASSESSMENT.




5. Describe (in order) the 6 levels of the Bloom, Engelhart, Furst, Hill, and Krathwohl (1956) taxonomy of cognitive objectives. (12)

A. The Bloom et al. (1956) taxonomy is hierarchic (i.e., each higher level includes the properties of the lower levels plus at least one more). What is the HIGHEST level the objective in question 3 A. represents? (1) _______________________ Explain why it "taps" that level of the taxonomy. (1)


6. There are about 6 steps associated with a complete task analysis. In PSY 310 we are concerned with (a) breaking down the complex behavior specified in an objective into its simpler/discrete behaviors, and (b) arranging those simpler behaviors into the sequential order so that when one "does" behaviors a-z one has "done" the complex behavior specified in the objective. Remember, each step specifies a response the STUDENT does.

A. Do a simple (i.e., the two steps mentioned above--don't worry about teaching how to do each step's behavior) TA on ADDING TWO 2-DIGIT NUMBERS. (2)

B. Do a simple TA on using a dictionary to look up the word CONVENE. (2)

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Last Updated: May 20, 1997