Learning objectives
Overview
Learning objectives are sets of knowledge, skills, or behaviors that learners are expected to know, understand, and perform as a result of learning. They can be measured to determine the knowledge (cognitive) or skills and behaviors (affective) that learners have gained over time.
Learning objectives are available with Classic Mastery, not District Mastery.
Types of learning objectives
In Schoology, you can align materials to the following learning objectives.
Learning objectives | Details |
|---|---|
Custom Learning Objective | Provided by you or your school (Enterprise) |
Common Core | Provided by the Common Core State Standards Initiative |
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) | Provided by Achieve, Inc |
ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning | Provided by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education | Provided by the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) |
AERO (American Education Reaches Out) Curriculum Frameworks | Provided by the U.S. State Department's Office of Overseas Schools as part of Project AERO |
State Standards | Provided by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, but learning objectives are state-specific |
Common Core, NGSS, ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning, College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, AERO Curriculum Frameworks, and State Standards are consistently updated in Schoology. Learning objective titles with a year indicate the original publication date, not the most recent update.
Assign learning objectives to materials
Navigate to a course and create or edit a material or resource template.
From Learning Objectives, click Align.
Depending on the Personal, Group, and School learning objectives available, select a category and choose from the available learning objectives.
Since learning objectives are customizable and may be unique to a party, you cannot attach them to Public Resources, which are resources shared globally with Schoology users.
Custom learning objectives
Add personal learning objectives only available to you. They cannot be shared with other users. Organize your earning objectives by personal, group, or school.
Existing objectives within Schoology, such as Common Core or State Standards, should not be recreated as custom objectives without adding a unique identifier or character to the title.
Custom learning objectives are not available in Schoology Basic.
Add a custom learning objective
Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.
From Learning Objectives or an objective folder, select Add and choose Custom Learning Objective.
Enter a unique title and a description. If creating similar objectives for multiple groups or grade levels, include a unique identifier in the title to differentiate each objective.
Click Create.
Create an objectives folder
Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.
Select Add and choose Folder.
Enter a unique title and a description. If creating similar objectives for multiple groups or grade levels, include a unique identifier in the title to differentiate each objective.
Click Create. Objectives can now be organized by folders.
Move an objective
Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.
Move the objective:
For a single objective, click the gear icon and choose Move.
For multiple objectives, select them, click Edit, and then choose Move.
Click Confirm.
Import learning objectives
Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.
Select Options and choose Import.
Select a folder to add the objectives.
Click Attach File, locate, and then select the file. Select an XLS or CSV file to import unique titles and descriptions for each learning objective.
Click Upload File.
Optionally, from Match Columns, select First row contains headers if your file has headers in the first row.
Preview the matches and update the Matched Columns as needed.
Click Confirm.
Delete learning objectives
Learning objectives cannot be deleted if they are associated with course materials. To delete a learning objective, you must first remove the objectives from any existing content.
Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.
Delete the objective:
For a single objective, click the gear icon and choose Delete.
For multiple objectives, select them, click Edit, and then choose Delete.
Click Confirm.
Group Learning Objectives
Group learning objectives are objectives created in your Group Resources and are available to all group members.
To access group learning objectives, click the Resources area on the top menu, and select Group Resources. You may also access Group Resources by clicking the Groups area on the top menu, and then selecting a particular group.
Enable learning objectives for a group
Navigate to Resources and select Group.
Select Options and choose Enable Learning Objectives from the list.
Click Enable.
Add custom learning objectives to the group
Navigate to Resources and select Group.
Select the Learning Objectives folder.
Click Add and choose Custom Learning Objective.
Enter the title and a description.
Click Create.
Disable learning objectives
Disable learning objectives to remove the objectives from the group. It does not delete them from the system.
Navigate to Resources and select Group.
Click the gear icon for the Learning Objectives folder and choose Disable.
Click Disable. Re-enable learning objectives at any time to restore them for the group.
School Learning Objectives
Created by system administrators, these objectives are accessible to all faculty members.