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measure of sanitization of an area could be provided by
environmental monitoring data. In James Popham's terms, it
is a major shortcoming when: “behavioral objectives were
not accompanied by assessment instruments specifi cally
linked to those objectives.” He continues that learning
objectives: “will have little effect on day-to-day instruction if
not accompanied by relevant assessment devices.
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FDA regulations stipulate that “A protocol is required
to contain . . . A description of the observations and
measurements to be made to fulfi ll the objectives of the
study.”
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9.2.5 Performance criteria
Finally, criteria for performance specify the limits of
successful performance. For instance, many times, the
performance on a paper-and-pencil quiz is considered
successful when 80% of the responses are correct. Again, the
sanitization of an area has been successful when environmental
monitoring data for each room after sanitizing is within
acceptable limits. The inclusion of criteria is important
because it highlights that the behavioral objectives are built
into the assessment measures. As Jack Gordon (ibid.) has put
it, “When you know what targets you're shooting at, keeping
score becomes much easier.”
In this section we have considered the fi ve dimensions
of behavioral objectives - training audience, trainee
performance, conditions for the performance, the measure of
the performance, and criteria for successful performance -
and the role they play in providing focus to the training
module. Given the behavioral objectives and their
associated measures and criteria, the kind of assessment
can be specifi ed.
