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Notes describing one or more educational objectives.” —Robert Mager
Statements are prepared in order to describe terminal behaviours and the activities of the students.
Three actions are required for these
(A) Identifying practical action.
(B) To define the conditions occurring in practice.

(C) To define the criteria required for completion.

Mager has given the importance to action verbs in order to write objectives in behavioural terms. He has
given a list of actions for each which is described in the previous chapter of Taxonomy of Educational
Objective. Three components are used to write objects in behavioural terms—
1. Element of Content or Topic.
2. Objectives in Terms or Taxonomic Category and
3. Appropriate Action Verb.

With the help of these components objectives are written in behavioural terms.

5.1.1 Merits of Behavioural Objectives

Scaffold has described the following merits of Behavioural Objectives
1. Nature of objectives is specifi ed.
2. Assist in creation of test questions
3. Is used to coordinate teaching and testing

Following are benefits of writing objective in behavioural terms—
1. The activities of teaching and instruction is limited and sure
2. Required learning conditions can be generated by selecting the appropriate teaching tips.
3. Object-centred examination criteria can be created by this.
4. The test may be based on the learning objectives and the amount can be calculated.
The main drawback of Mager method is that mental actions are avoided in the human-learning. So
“Regional college Mysore method” is being adopted, because it especially gives importance to mental
actions.
Two type of behavioural objectives are rendered for creation of programmed instruction—
A. Entering behaviour or
B. Terminal behaviour
A. Entering Behaviours
Such student qualities are included in entering behaviour which pre-requisites in programmed
instruction. These qualities are included in the following merits --
1. To start programmed instruction, the required knowledge and skills should be clearly explained.
2. Instruction should clearly explain the trend level. Gradient level should be interpreted in terms of
authenticated gradient text.

3. Pre-requisite qualifications should be interpreted in terms of test.

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