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Learning objectives are explicit statements that clearly express what learners should be able to comprehend, perform or experience by the end of a course or instructional period (Adams, 2015).
They are fundamental to the process of educational planning and instructional design, acting as vehicles that drive both teaching and learning strategies.
Importantly, they ensure coherence and a clear focus, differentiating themselves from vague educational goals by generating precise, measurable outcomes of academic progress (Sewagegn, 2020).
I have front-loaded the examples in this article for your convenience, but do scroll past all the examples for some useful frameworks for learning how to write effective learning objectives.
Subject Area | Learning Objective | Verbs Used |
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Communication Skills | “By the end of the communication skills course, learners should be able to a five-minute persuasive speech on a topic of their choice, clear language and effective body language.” | , |
Chemistry | “Upon completion of the chemical bonding module, learners will Lewis structure diagrams for 10 common molecules.” | |
Psychology | “By the end of the course, students should be able to the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy to three case studies, and the likely outcomes of such therapies.” | , |
Mathematics | “On completion of the statistics unit, learners will be able to standard deviation for a given data set with at least 95% accuracy.” | |
Computer Programming | “After eight weeks of the intermediate Python program, learners will and a fully-functioning game Pygame library.” | , |
History | “After studying the Civil War unit, students will a 1500-word essay the major causes of conflict between the North and South, at least five primary sources.” | , |
Foreign Language | “By the end of level one French, learners will 20 common regular and irregular verbs in present tense in a written quiz.” | |
Marketing | “At the end of the course, students will a complete marketing plan for a new product, market research, SWOT analysis, and a marketing strategy.” | , |
Nursing | “Upon completing the pediatric coursework, nursing students will proper techniques for vital signs in infants and toddlers during simulation labs.” | , |
Art | “By the end of the introductory drawing course, learners will a portfolio containing at least five different still life drawings, mastery of shading techniques.” | , |
Nutrition | “Participants will five key differences between plant-based and animal-based proteins by the end of the session.” | |
Education Policy | “Students will the impact of No Child Left Behind policy on student performance in a final course essay.” | |
Literature | “Learners will symbolic elements in George Orwell’s 1984, a 2000-word essay.” | , |
Biology | “Upon completion of the genetics module, pupils will the process of DNA replication in a written test.” | |
Music | “By the end of the semester, students will a chosen piece from the Romantic period on their main instrument for the class.” | |
Physics | “Upon completion of the Quantum Physics course, students will the two-slit experiment wave-particle duality theory.” | , |
Economics | “Learners will Keynesian and Classical economic theories, the main disagreements between the two in a PowerPoint presentation.” | , |
Fitness Coaching | “Participants will personalized long-term workout plans, their fitness level and goals, by the end of the course.” | , |
Criminal Justice | “Students will key components of an effective rehabilitation program for juvenile offenders in a group presentation.” | |
Philosophy | “Learners will principles from three philosophical movements studied during the course.” | , |
Geography | “By course-completion, students will and the impact of climate change on five major global cities.” | , |
Environmental Science | “Students will an experiment to air pollution levels in different areas of the city, their findings in a lab report.” | , , |
Sociology | “After studying social stratification, learners should be able to various social behaviors and phenomena into different social classes.” | |
Dance | “Learners will a three-minute dance routine at least five different dance moves learned during the course.” | , |
Culinary Arts | “Students will a five-course French meal, the cooking techniques and recipes studied throughout the program.” | , |
Subject Area | Learning Objective | Verbs Used |
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Marketing Internship | “I will and a mini, digital marketing campaign for a new product, my social media marketing skills.” | , , |
Engineering Internship | “My objective is to in the development of a new product prototype, my CAD software skills.” | , |
Psychology Internship | “I aim to literature reviews on at least five recent articles related to cognitive behavior therapy, my research and analytic skills.” | , |
Finance Internship | “I intend to different investment portfolios and my findings, my financial analysis skills.” | , , |
Hospitality Internship | “During my intern period, I will an event at the hotel, on developing my event planning and operation skills.” | , |
Legal Internship | “I plan to five recent court case outcomes related to environmental law, my legal research skills.” | , |
Journalism Internship | “By the end of my internship, I will and two articles in the local news section, my journalistic writing skills.” | , , |
Healthcare Internship | “My goal is to patient medical histories and vital signs, my clinical and interpersonal skills.” | , |
Public Relations Internship | “I seek to and a press release for a new branch launch, my corporate communication skills.” | , , |
Human Resources Internship | “I aim to in the hiring process of a new team, including CV screening and interview coordination, my personnel selection skills.” | , |
For more, see: List of SMART Internship Goals
Subject Area | Learning Objective | Verbs Used |
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Motivational Talk | “In my presentation, I aim to the audience by a personal experience of overcoming adversity, my storytelling skills.” | , , |
Business Proposal | “I will a compelling business model presentation, my skills in business communication and critical analysis.” | , |
Research Presentation | “I intend to my research findings and implications, thus my abilities in research communication.” | , |
Book Report | “My objective is to an insightful analysis of a chosen book, my literary works.” | , |
Cultural Awareness | “I will significant cultural norms and values of a specific culture, cultural understanding and my skills in intercultural communication.” | , , |
Product Demo | “I aim to the features and uses of a product, my ability to engage and inform potential customers.” | , |
Environmental Advocacy | “In my presentation, I intend to for sustainable , my skills in persuasive communication.” | , |
Training Workshop | “I’m aiming to participants in a new skill or process, my capabilities in instructional presentation.” | , |
Startup Pitch | “I plan to a compelling startup pitch that includes progress, financial projections, and investment opportunities, thus my skills in business pitching.” | , |
Health and Wellness Seminar | “I want to practical methods for stress management to my audience, my skills in presenting health-related topics.” | , |
For More: See This Detailed List of Communication Objectives Examples
Subject Area | Learning Objective | Verbs Used |
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Language Arts | “Students will and all 26 letters of the alphabet before the end of the first semester.” | , |
Numeracy | “By the end of the second semester, children will from 1 to 50 without assistance.” | |
Social Studies | “Kindergarteners will three different community helpers (like firefighters, doctors, and teachers) and their roles.” | , |
Science | “Children will between animals and plants by pictures of living things.” | , |
Physical Education | “By the second marking period, students will basic rules of an organized game such as ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’.” | |
Arts | “Learners will a self-portrait using colors, shapes, and lines through given art supplies.” | |
Phonics | “At year-end, learners should three-letter words using learned phonics sounds.” | |
Reading | “Students will a 5-sentence paragraph from a beginner reader book to the class.” | , |
Writing | “Learners will their own name without assistance by the end of the kindergarten year.” | |
Mathematics | “Kindergarteners will objects based on characteristics such as shape, size, or color.” |
Various taxonomies are available to educators as guides in formulating potent learning objectives, with three prominent ones provided below.
The SMART framework helps you to construct clear and well-defined learning objectives. It stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (Doran, 1981).
Bloom’s taxonomy outlines six cognitive levels of understanding – knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (Adams, 2015). Each are presented below:
Each level is demonstrated below:
Level of Learning (Shallow to Deep) | Description of Learning | Verbs to Use in your Learning Objectives |
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Remember | Retain and recall information | Reiterate, memorize, duplicate, repeat, identify |
Understand | Grasp the meaning of something | Explain, paraphrase, report, describe, summarize |
Apply | Use existing knowledge in new contexts | Practice, calculate, implement, operate, use, illustrate |
Analyze | Explore relationships, causes, and connections | Compare, contrast, categorize, organize, distinguish |
Evaluate | Make judgments based on sound analysis | Assess, judge, defend, prioritize, critique, recommend |
Create | Use existing information to make something new | Invent, develop, design, compose, generate, construct |
Here, we can reflect upon the level of learning and cognition expected of the learner, and utilize the Bloom’s taxonomy verbs to cater the learning objectives to that level.
Another helpful resource for creating objectives is Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning , which emphasizes different dimensions of learning, including foundational knowledge, application, integration, human dimension, caring, and learning how to learn (Marzano, 2010):
An example of an objective that uses Fink’s framework could be:
“Learners will conduct a small research project about a famous physicist (foundational knowledge), incorporating class teachings (application) and their own interpretations (integration), then present to the class (human dimension), reflecting on how the physicist’s work affects them personally (caring) and how the project grew their understanding of research methods (learning how to learn).”
Effective learning objectives serve to streamline the learning process, creating a clear path for both teachers and learners.
The role of objectives in education mirrors the use of a roadmap on a journey; just as marking out stops and landmarks can facilitate navigation, learning objectives can clarify the trajectory of a course or lesson (Hall, Quinn, & Gollnick, 2018).
On a practical level, imagine teaching a course about climate change. Without explicit learning objectives (like understanding how carbon footprints contribute to global warming), learners could easily veer off track, misinterpreting the main focus.
Learning objectives also act as an anchor during assessments, providing a yardstick against which progress and performance can be gauged (Orr et al., 2022). When students are graduating high school, for example, it’s likely they’ll be assessed on some form of standardized testing to measure if the objectives have been met.
By serving as a guide for content selection and instructional design, learning objectives allow teachers to ensure coursework is suitably designed to meet learners’ needs and the broader course’s objectives (Li et al., 2022). In situations where time is crucial, such as military training or emergency medicine, keeping the focus narrow and relevant is crucial.
1. tips on integrating learning objectives into course design.
Learning objectives serve as a foundation in the designing of a course.
They provide a structured framework that guides the incorporation of different course components, including instructional materials, activities, and assessments (Li et al., 2022).
When designing a photography course, for example, learning objectives guide the selection of appropriate theoretical content (like understanding aperture and shutter speed), practical activities (like a field trip for landscape photography), and the assessment methods (like a portfolio submission).
Just like how research objectives shape the methodology a research study will take, so too will learning objectives shape the teaching methods and assessment methods that will flow-on from the path set out in the overarching learning objectives.
Learning objectives are not set in stone; they demand constant review and refinement.
In the light of feedback from learners, instructors or external bodies (like accreditation agencies), learning outcomes, and advancements in pedagogy, learning objectives may need to be revised (Orr et al., 2022).
Think about a programming course where new frameworks or libraries are regularly introduced; in such cases, the learning objectives would need to be updated to reflect these emerging trends. This provides opportunities for continual enhancement of the course design, thus fostering an environment of progressive learning and teaching (Sewagegn, 2020).
Teachers should revise their learning objectives every time they re-introduce the unit of work to a new cohort of students, taking into account the learnings and feedback you acquired last time you taught the unit.
Learning objectives, when effectively formulated and implemented, serve as key drivers of successful instruction.
They underscore the importance of clarity, directness, and depth in the learning process, fostering a learning environment designed for optimal learner engagement, progress tracking, and educational outcome (Hall, Quinn, & Gollnick, 2018).
With their expansive role in the educational journey, educators are encouraged to invest time and resourceful thought in crafting and continually refining their classroom objectives (Doran, 1981). Moreover, the use of established taxonomies and attention to characteristics like SMARTness in this process can greatly facilitate this endeavor.
As the backbone of well-structured courses, learning objectives deserve the thoughtful consideration and continuous improvement efforts of every dedicated educator. It is our hope that this article has provided insights that will help you bring more clarity, coherence, and effectiveness to your educational planning.
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Design & assign.
There are many options to consider when assigning an oral presentation. As you answer the following questions, reflect on your own commitment to continue using traditional oral presentations for evaluation.
If you answered “No” to at least half of the questions, you may want to consider the following alternative formats that mitigate some of the specific anxieties your ELLs experience with oral presentations. While the default may be the traditional individual or group presentation of concepts in front of the whole class, there are a number of alternatives that may serve the same purpose.
Consider the different types of presentations and the steps that you can do to help your learners succeed.
Types of Oral Presentations
Usually a short oral talk in a group is informal with little time to prepare for this type of speech. Learners share their thoughts or opinions about a specific topic. This type of talk follows a structure with a brief introductory statement, 2-3 ideas and a concluding statement. These brief oral talks can help students develop confidence because they are presenting to a small group rather than the whole class. They do not have to create and coordinate visuals with their talk and the talk is short. There still needs to be substance to the talk, so participants should be given advance warning that they will be asked to speak on a particular topic. One advantage is that several students in the class can be presenting simultaneously; however, as a result, in-process marking is not possible.
Formal oral presentations in front of the class usually require individual students to make a longer presentation, supported with effective visual aids. Adequate time has been given for the presenter to prepare the topic. This type of presentation can be used to present research, information in general, or to persuade. The presenter is often put in charge of the class during the presentation time, so in addition to presenting, the presenter has to keep the class engaged and in line. Formal oral presentations often involve a Q & A. Most of the grading can be done in-process because you are only observing one student at a time. It is very time consuming to get through a whole class of presentations and have the class engaged and learning and you are giving up control of many course hours and content coverage.
Students can be made the presenter in online platforms to complete presentations. Zoom, Blackboard, WebEx and other similar software allow the moderator (Professor) to make specific participants hosts which enables them to share their screens and control the participation options of other students in the class. As each platform has variations on how to share documents and control the presentation, it is important that students are given specific instructions on how to “present” using the various platforms. If possible, set up separate “rooms” for students to practice in before their presentation.
Consider allowing students to record their presentations and present the recording to the class. While this would not be appropriate for a language class where the performance of the presentation is likely more important than the content, in other classes providing the opportunity for learners to record multiple times until they are satisfied with the output is an ideal way to optimize the quality of the presentation as well as reduce the performance related stress. The presentation can then be shared synchronously in class or online with the presenter hosting and fielding questions, or asynchronously posted on a discussion board or other app such as Flipgrid with the presenter responding to comments posted over a set period of time. A side benefit to the use of some of these tools such as Skye and Google Meet is that they are commonly used in the workforce so it good practice for post-graduation application of skills.
If the goal of the presentation is to demonstrate in depth understanding of the course content and ability to communicate that information effectively, does the presentation have to be done in English? Can the student’s mastery of the subject matter be demonstrated in another language with a translator? It would still be possible to evaluate the content of the presentation, the confidence, the performance, the visual aids etc. On the global stage, translated speeches and presentations are the norm by political leaders and content experts – why not let students show the depth of their understanding in a language they are comfortable with?
If a more formal type of oral presentation is required, is it possible to give students some choice to help reduce their anxiety? For example, could they choose to present to you alone, to a small group, or to the whole class?
Don’t assume that all the students in your class have been taught how to make a presentation for a college or university level class. Furthermore, there are many purposes for presentations (inform, educate, persuade, motivate, activate, entertain) which require different organizational structure, tone, content and visual aids.
A good speech is like a pencil; it has to have a point.
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Writing effective learning objectives is a necessary skill in academic medicine. Learning objectives are clearly written, specific statements of observable learner behavior or action that can be measured upon completion of an educational activity. They are the foundation for instructional alignment whereby the learning objectives, assessment tools, and instructional methods mutually support the desired learning outcome. This review article describes the essential components of a learning objective and provides practical tips on writing well-defined learning objectives.
An anesthesiologist starts his grand rounds presentation on the topic of malignant hyperthermia (MH) with the following learning objectives:
This list informs the attendees about the topics covered during the presentation. However, do they know what is expected of them when they apply this content in their own clinical practice?
We have all seen learning “objectives” mentioned, such as the ones above, at the beginning of a presentation or workshop. But is what we see actually a learning objective ? Learning objectives are often confused with learning goals; the example above is such a case in point. Learning goals are related to—but different from—learning objectives. A learning goal is a broad statement of an expected learning outcome of a course or curriculum. Learning goals provide a vision for the future and often summarize the intention or topic area of several related learning objectives. Learning objectives are drawn from the learning goals. They are guiding statements for each learning encounter, and they connect intention with reality within the learning experience as well as to the assessment planned. In keeping with the Roman philosopher Lucius Seneca, who said, “If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable,” this review article describes the essential components of learning objectives and provides practical tips on writing well-defined learning objectives.
A learning objective is a description of what the learner must be able to do upon completion of an educational activity. A well-written learning objective outlines the knowledge, skills and/or attitude the learners will gain from the educational activity and does so in a measurable way.
An effective learning objective should include the following 5 elements: who, will do, how much or how well, of what, by when. 1 The mnemonic SMART—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound—can be used to describe the elements of a well-written learning objective. 2 One example of a SMART objective for an airway conference is: “Upon completion of the difficult airway workshop, participants should be able to formulate an accurate algorithm for the management of an obese adult patient with inadequate face mask ventilation, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists difficult airway algorithm.”
Practical tips for writing learning objectives are summarized in Table 1 . Since the point of a learning objective is to describe the intended outcome for learning, begin the learning objective with: “Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to . . . .” The next step is to identify the concepts the learners need to learn and how they will demonstrate their understanding. It is recommended that the instructor choose one action verb that is measurable and observable. Verbs such as understand , know , learn , appreciate , believe , be familiar with , comprehend , and so on, are not observable or measurable and should be avoided. Each learning objective must be separate; two actions (such as diagnosis and management ) or topics (such as bronchospasm and hypotension ) must not be combined. It is also important that the action verb identify the level and cognitive domain at which the learner is expected to perform. Bloom's Taxonomy connects the depth of learning with action verbs that may be used when writing learning objectives.
Practical tips for writing effective learning objectives.
When writing learning objectives, educators leverage Bloom's Taxonomy 3 ( Table 2 ). Bloom's Taxonomy describes 6 levels of hierarchy in the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This taxonomy was revised in 2001 4 ( Figure 1 ). Each level of the hierarchy correlates to action verbs that educators use within learning objectives. To help anesthesia educators apply Bloom's Taxonomy more readily to their own learning, we will briefly review what each level of the hierarchy means to learning.
Original and revised versions of Bloom's Taxonomy (Reprinted with permission from Wilson LO. http://thesecondprinciple.com )
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Objectives
(Adapted from http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/degree_programs/MDProgram/administration/curriculumoffice/Documents/CUSOM_Learning-Objectives-Guidelines.pdf )
Knowledge “involves the recall of specifics and universals, the recall of methods and processes, or the recall of a pattern, structure, or setting.” 3 This category appreciates and distinguishes factual knowledge, conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and metacognitive knowledge as separate elements of “knowledge.” In anesthesia teaching, we frequently use the first 3 types. For example, we provide factual knowledge (eg, lecture to undergraduate medical learners), procedural knowledge (eg, teaching in simulation or during an operation), and conceptual knowledge (eg, case-based learning, principles of anesthesia). Metacognitive knowledge is often applicable when giving feedback to learners; for example, when helping learners understand their competency in communication with patients and families.
Comprehension “refers to a type of understanding or apprehension such that the individual knows what is being communicated and can make use of the material or idea being communicated without necessarily relating it to other material or seeing its fullest implications.” 3 Application refers to the “use of abstractions in particular and concrete situations.” 3 Analysis represents the “breakdown of a communication into its constituent elements or parts such that relative hierarchy of ideas is made clear and/or the relations between ideas expressed are made explicit.” 3 Synthesis involves “putting together of elements and parts so as to form a whole,” 3 and evaluation includes “judgments about the value of material and methods for given purposes.” 3
All educators should make the important connection between the intended learning depth (eg, comprehension) and the action verbs that reflect that intended learning outcome within the learning objective. Action verbs guide the learner about the intended outcome; for example, “critically appraise the evidence related to rapid sequence induction for airway management in pregnant patients.”
Both Bloom's Taxonomy and SMART are necessary for writing effective learning objectives that communicate the intention for the learner with the intended learning outcomes. Examples of weak learning objectives and suggestions for better wording, based on incorporating Bloom's Taxonomy and SMART, are listed in Table 3 .
Examples of weak learning objectives and suggestions for SMARTer learning objectives. All of the learning objectives are written for an hour-long grand rounds presentation and begin with “Upon completion of the grand rounds presentation, participants should be able to:”
When faculty are leading sessions on writing SMART objectives, the authors often hear participants challenge that SMART objectives are longer and very detailed—consequently, will learners even follow them? The counterargument is that any objective worded too broadly, with no measurable standard that is attainable and repeatable for the learner in the given time frame, leads to confusion about “what to study” or “what performance is expected.” The value in writing SMART objectives includes helping educators focus and specify what they intend to teach, assess, and offer as feedback for the learner. This shapes the learning session's scope, the method of instruction, and the type and quality of the assessment.
For many, writing out the learning objectives appears to be an effort to its own end. However, learning objectives are the foundation for instructional alignment. Instructional alignment means that learning objectives, assessment tools, and instructional methods mutually support the same educational outcome. 5 This is known as the Golden Triangle 5 ( Figure 2 ). Well-defined learning objectives outline the desired outcome for learners, which will help specify the instructional method. For example, if we want the learners to demonstrate correct intubation procedure in a normal adult 100% of the time, we need the instructional method to involve some sort of hands-on experience so that learners can demonstrate their skills. In contrast, if the teacher lectures about correct intubation without the opportunity for learners to complete hands-on skills, the learning activity is not aligned with the stated learning objective.
Instructional alignment of learning objectives, assessment and instructional methods.
Likewise, learning objectives guide the assessment method. Taking the above example: If the objective is for learners to be 100% successful in normal adult intubation, assessing their skill using a written exam would misalign the objective and assessment method. As educators, we would miss the accuracy of the skill! Instead, the assessment method needs hands-on performance.
Constructive alignment underscores what learning objectives contribute towards achieving the intended educational outcomes. Learning objectives also contribute to shaping expectations, preparing learners for the educational activity and the standard by which their performance will be measured; the objectives also define faculty and learner responsibilities towards achieving the intended learning outcomes. Learning objectives may also guide teaching, by defining and limiting content or activities.
Learning objectives are a required component in the planning of all medical education curricula. At the undergraduate level, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) requires that “the faculty of a medical school define its medical education program objectives in outcome-based terms that allow the assessment of medical student's progress in developing the competencies that the profession and the public expect of a physician.” 6 At the graduate medical education level, one of the common program requirements from the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) states that each program must distribute competency-based goals and objectives for each assignment at every educational level. 7 Even for continuing medical education (CME), both the American Medical Association (AMA) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) require that a CME activity has learning objectives to qualify for category 1 credit. 8 Consequently, writing effective learning objectives is a core skill that every academic anesthesiologist should master.
Writing effective learning objectives is a necessary skill in academic medicine. Well-defined learning objectives describe what the learner must be able to achieve upon completion of the educational activity. Bloom's Taxonomy and SMART are two tools that educators may leverage towards writing learning objectives that effectively relate the intended outcomes to the learners, simultaneously setting up the educators to successfully attain the learning outcomes within the time and resources provided. The successful academic anesthesiologist can align the instructional method, assessment, and intended learning outcome by using SMART learning objectives rather than learning goals. In closing, we revisit the learning goals in the opening anecdote of this review article.
Upon completion of the grand rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
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OBJECTIVE: Oral presentation skills are central to physicianphysician communication; however, little is known about how these skills are learned. Rhetoric is a social science which studies communication in terms of context and explores the action of language on knowledge, attitudes, and values. It has not previously been applied to medical discourse. We used rhetorical principles to qualitatively study how students learn oral presentation skills and what professional values are communicated in this process.
DESIGN: Descriptive study.
SETTING: Inpatient general medicine service in a university-affiliated public hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Twelve third-year medical students during their internal medicine clerkship and 14 teachers.
MEASUREMENTS: One-hundred sixty hours of ethnographic observation, including 73 oral presentations on rounds. Discourse-based interviews of 8 students and 10 teachers. Data were quanlitatively analyzed to uncover recurrent patterns of communication.
MAIN RESULTS: Students and teachers had different perceptions of the purpose of oral presentation, and this was reflected in performance. Students described and conducted the presentation as a rule-based, data-storage activity governed by “order” and “structure.” Teachers approached the presentation as a flexible means of “communication” and a method for “constructing” the details of a case into a diagnostic or therapeutic plan. Although most teachers viewed oral presentations rhetorically (sensitive to context), most feedback that students received was implicit and acontextual, with little guidance provided for determining relevant content. This led to dysfunctional generalizations by students, sometimes resulting in worse communication skills (e.g., comment “be brief” resulted in reading faster rather than editing) and unintended value acquisition (e.g., request for less social history interpreted as social history never relevant).
CONCLUSION: Students learn oral presentation by trial and error rather than through teaching of an explicit rhetorical model. This may delay development of effective communication skills and result in acquisition of unintended professional values. Teaching and learning of oral presentation skills may be improved by emphasizing that context determines content and by making explicit the tacit rules of presentation.
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