ERIC Number: EJ967400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1548-9566
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Evaluating Course-Objective Writing Effectiveness: Applying the Comprehensive Bloom Verb List
Baker, Russell; Almerico, Gina M.; Thornton, Barry
College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, v4 n4 p21-24 2008
This study is a comparative analysis of the objective writing skills of pre-service teachers to determine the efficacy of utilizing a master verb list based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Students enrolled in a mid-size university were asked to create a set of objectives to measure Bloom's Taxonomy learning outcomes. One group received a master list of verbs categorized through research appropriately into learning levels. The other group received a variety of lists with conflicting verbs in categories. Students who received the master list were better able than their counterparts to write precise, clear and accurate objectives. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Verbs, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Writing Skills, Preservice Teachers, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Education, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Intervention, Scores, Educational Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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