FS 629: Teaching Practicum in Forest Science

Week 2

Some examples of behavioral, or “performance” objectives:

1. Student will be able to name the capitols of all the states in the U.S.
2. Student will be able to give the scientific and common names for local plant species
3. Student will be able to write a paragraph on an assigned topic with no errors in spelling or grammar.
4. Student will show enthusiasm for subject by voluntarily reading non-assigned material.
5. Student will demonstrate interest and desire to help solve a local environmental problem by voluntarily writing a letter to the editor of local newspaper, joining a community task force, organizing a discussion of local citizens, or other similar action.
6. Student will demonstrate competence in research by having a manuscript accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal.
7. Student will demonstrate ability to think creatively by developing a logical and novel hypothesis to explain a set of observations.
8. Student will be able to predict how a process (e.g., photosynthesis) will change in response to a manipulation of the environment (e.g., temperature) and to provide sound reasons for this prediction.