Learning Objectives Generator

Science and research behind this tool

This generator applies established instructional design frameworks to extract or reverse-engineer measurable learning objectives and aligns them to appropriate standards.

• Bloom's Taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) for cognitive levels and measurable verbs.
• ABCD method for learning objectives (Mager-inspired; Audience, Behavior, Condition, Degree).
• SMART criteria for objective quality (Doran, 1981).
• Constructive alignment principles (Biggs & Tang, 2011) to sequence objectives from foundational to higher-order.
• NGSS three-dimensional learning (NGSS Lead States, 2013) for science practices and performance expectations.
• CCSS (ELA/Math) for literacy and quantitative reasoning in disciplinary tasks.
• LLM-assisted text analysis: objectives are extracted or inferred from assignment tasks, steps, and assessments using structured prompting and JSON-constrained outputs.

References

• Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing.
• NGSS Lead States. (2013). Next Generation Science Standards. nextgenscience.org
• Common Core State Standards Initiative (2010). corestandards.org
• Doran, G. T. (1981). There’s a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management’s goals and objectives.
• Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for Quality Learning at University.
• Mager, R. F. (1997). Preparing Instructional Objectives (3rd ed.).
• OpenAI. (2023). GPT-4 Technical Report.