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social science subjects > education > teaching > learning objectives

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learning objectives  

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  • The learning objective, clearly one of the most influential and useful concepts in educational psychology, may be defined as a statement placed within an instructional lesson that describes what the student should learn. The statement must be unambiguous and describe the desired instructional outcomes in terms that are specific and observable. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Learning Objectives]

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