David Carter-Tod shares a nice post from a training-related mailing list.

The Heydad test of objective writing.

Quote: "If, however, the trowel-trade academy wants to use simulation to teach NON-masons how to clean equipment, I think they risk failing the Heydad test. Usually this applies to objectives, but I'm sure most on the list can extend it to modes of training delivery.

Unfamiliar with the test? It's very easy. Just take your training objective, and stick in front of it the words:

"Hey, Dad, watch me while I..."

If the total statement doesn't make sense ("Hey, dad, watch me while I understand principles of brick-cleaning"), there's a reason."

Comment: Nice way of communicating how to write a good objective.

Good one there -- I'll have to share this with some of the folks around here. Now I wonder what the magic phrase that pays might be for psychomotor or affective objectives?

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