Week 1 Assignment Behavior Objectives Worksheet

Instructions: Rewrite these objectives using your knowledge of operational definitions.
1. Mario will be able to discriminate between a few and a lot. Rewritten: Mario will correctly identify whether a group of objects contains 1-3 items (“few”) or more than 5 items (“a lot”) with 90% accuracy across three consecutive trials.

2. Jade will be able to recall the major rivers of New England. Rewritten: Jade will verbally list at least 4 of the 6 major rivers of New England when prompted in a quiz format with 80% accuracy.

3. Luke will be able to identify the parts of a flower. Rewritten: Luke will correctly label at least 4 parts of a flower (e.g., petal, stem, stamen, pistil) on a diagram in 3 out of 4 attempts.

4. Madison will be able to understand the results of climate change. Rewritten: Madison will correctly answer five questions related to climate change impacts based on a written passage during a test.