advanteges and disadvantages of behavioral objectives?

Question

education

Answer 1

Disadvantages:
1. A complete waste of classroom teacher prep time for daily lesson prep.

Advantages:
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Purpose and Function of Behavioral Objectives

Guide for the teacher relative to the design of instruction
Guide for the teacher for evaluation/test design (e.g. written tests, OSCEs, etc)
Guide for the learner relative to learning focus
Guide for the learner relative to self assessment
Statements of objectives tell others what we value.
Causes careful thinking about what is to be accomplished through instruction.
Helps relationship between teacher and learner because with explicit objectives the instructor is viewed less in an adversarial role because students are not forced to guess what is to be learned.
Enhances possibility to create focused independent learning materials.
Makes teaching more directed and organized.
Communicates to colleagues what you are teaching thus enhancing collaboration and teamwork with colleagues.
Helps facilitate those situations in which we want students to demonstrate competency (The objectives can be specified in such as way as to specify competency.)
Aids in program evaluation
Forces teacher to think carefully about what is important
Helps avoid unnecessary repetitions in teaching
Helps bridge the gap between vague, but relevant, and important, institutional goals and actual instruction
Provides visibility and accountability of decisions made by teachers and learners.
Provides models for the creation of objectives by students
Helps students make decisions regarding prioritizing
Provides feedback to learners as objectives are accomplished.

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Answer 2

Disadvantage of behaviral objectives

Answer 3

what are the disadvantages of using the behavioral objectives?