Content Objectives

Content Subjectives

Clearly Defined

Generally Defined

Measurable Quantitatively

Measurable Qualitatively

Stated out-front to students

Not stated out-front but used to guide teacher-student interaction

Written with end in mind

Developed with a direction in mind

Set limits on what is measured

Sets direction but not limit

Teacher-set target

Student-set target

Teacher-centered, student-informed

Learner-centered, teacher-informed

Sends message that the teacher is in charge of the learning

Empowers learner to take charge of their own learning

Finite

Infinite

Derived from a set curriculum

Allows curriculum to be co-created/selected in the learning process.

Well-suited for a school model based on the factory

Well-suited for a school model based on the family

Derived from scientific management

Integral part of the art of teaching

Addresses content standards finitely

Uses content standards to guide direction

Pedagogical tool requiring no experience.

Teaching skill acquired over time.

Stated as a goal.

Stated as a question.

Induces direct instruction and drill and practice pedagogies.

Fosters inquiry & discovery.

Focus is on achievement.

Focus is on accomplishment.

Support dogmatic viewpoints.

Honors and recognizes importance of lateral thinking.

Promotes domain-specific and context-dependent knowledge.

Promotes knowledge transfer between subject areas

Assumes one shared perspective.

Recognizes multiple perspectives.

Assumes the world is unchanging.

Invites creativity and innovation.

Favors “one-right-answer” approaches to problems.

Invites multiple solutions to problems.