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 arrange
- To assess
- To categorize
- To classify
- To contrast
- To construct
- To create
- To describe
- To defend
- To diagram
- To discuss
- To discriminate
- To distinguish
- To employ
- To evaluate
- To explain
- To formulate
- To illustrate
- To integrate
- To interpret
- To list
- To name
- To organize
- To predict
- To prepare
- To recall
- To recognize
- To relate
- To review
- To report
- To sort
- To solve problems
- To translate
- 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.
Last edited on 07/18/2018.
