Objectives-without them you're in the dark! Part 2

Robert Mager is one of the Gurus of instructional design, and his 1962 book, Preparing Objectives for Programmed Instruction, influenced school  for years. Mager discussed using specific, measurable objectives that both guide designers/teachers during planning of lessons and aid students in the learning process. Mager also endorsed allowing the students to know and understand their learning objectives.

If you think further into your planning and teaching, how often do you let the children in on the learning that is expected of them? If you are not trying this, then can I urge you to do so?
Write the learning objective up or simple tell them? Explain that by the end of the lesson, you are going to enable them to list the parts of a narrative. When you arrive at the conclusion of your lesson, bring it all back together and assess whether the children have achived this aim.
Self Assessment is an excellent easy to use assessment tool. If the children are aware of what is expected of them to learn at the beginning of the lesson, by the end of the lesson, they will most definitely be aware of if they have achieved this objective.
the teacher ca go even further by listing and agreeing with them at the beginning of the lesson what the success criteria will be, in other words how will the child know they have learned what they are supposed to be learning? Some success criteria for this particular lesson could be, writing a first draft of a story with beginning, middle and end. Another criteria could be that they are simply able to list (orally or written) the 3 parts of a narrative and so on.
The SMART way of looking at learning objectives is a foolproof method for any educational professional to use.
Enjoy and as usual, I would love your feedback and opinions!
Rozz