Designing
&Teaching
Learning Goals
& Objectives
Robert J. Marzano
THE CLASSROOM STARTEGIES SERIES
Copyright © 2009 by Marzano Research Laboratory
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Gloria Alter
Adjunct Associate Professor
Beloit College
Beloit, Wisconsin
Judy Beemer
Literacy Coach
Junction City High School
Junction City, Kansas
Heidi Legg Burros
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Katy Lapp
Lecturer in Education and Supervisor for Secondary Student Teachers
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Baytoram Ramharack
Social Studies Department Chair and Teacher
Elmont Memorial High School
Elmont, New York
Sharon Roemer
Curriculum and Instruction Administrator
Lucia Mar Unified School District
Arroyo Grande, California
Marcia Sewall
Lecturer
University of California
San Diego, California
Heather Sparks
Eighth Grade Math Teacher
Taft Middle School
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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CONTENTS
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ABOUT MARZANO RESEARCH LABORATORY
Cooperative Learning and Noncognitive Goals
Communicating Goals and Providing Feedback
Translating Research Into Classroom Practice
CHAPTER 2 DEVELOPING SPECIFIC LEARNING GOALS AND TASKS
Think in Terms of Two Types of Goals
Design Tasks to Accompany Learning Goals
Summary
Exercise 2.1: Learning Goals vs. Activities and Assignments