Instructional Objectives
Adapted from How to Write and Use Instructional Objectives by N. Gronlund

Simply put, instructional objectives should focus on the intended learning outcomes of instruction. Instructional objectives are used to provide direction for instruction, provide guidelines for assessment, and to convey instructional intent to others.
One way to write instructional objectives is to list each specific type of performance students are to exhibit at the end of a designated instructional period. A second method is to state the general instructional objectives and then to give an example of the specific types of student performance that evidence this learning.
Sample:

1. Understands the meaning of the word pedagogy.
1.1. Defines the term pedagogy in their own words
1.2. Identifies the meaning of pedagogy when used in context
1.3. Distinguishes between pedagogy and methodology.

TERMS:
General Instructional Objective - An intended outcome of instruction that has been stated in general enough terms to encompass a domain of student performance. This general instructional objective must be further clarified by a set of specific learning outcomes.
Specific Learning Outcome - An intended outcome of instruction that has been stated in terms of observable student performance. This outcome describes the types of performance that are acceptable evidence of learning.
Student Performance - Any measurable or observable student response that is a result of learning.