The Difference between goals and objectives

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Goals are broad objectives are narrow.
Goals are general intentions; objectives are precise.
Goals are intangible; objectives are tangible.
Goals are abstract; objectives are concrete.
Goals can't be validated as is; objectives can be validated.

Examples:

Goals: knows about the human body.
Objectives: LWBAT name all of the bones in the human body as stated in the medical textbook "The Human Body".

Example:

Goals and Objectives

There are two major goals for the "Healthy Moms for Healthy Kids" Project and specific objectives within each of the goals.

Goal #1 - To reduce the degree of malnutrition among young children.

Objective #1.1 - To provide mothers in Kota Emessu with relevant information regarding health and nutrition

Objective #1.2 - To assist mothers in Kota Emessu in learning how to effectively apply health and nutrition information in helping their young children to be more healthy.

Objective #1.3 - To teach mothers in Kota Emessu how to evaluate changes in the health of their young children.

Goal #2 - To effectively use volunteers as a major factor in helping people to learn.

Objective #2.1 - To recruit a group of undergraduate students (15-20 students each semester) at Universitas Pembangunan Pertanian to become volunteers in the "Pusat Ibu dan Anak Sihat" (PIAS) Project.

Objective #2.2 - To provide a 4 week training program for the volunteers that covers a) basic nutritional information for mothers and b) information on adult teaching methods.

Objective #2.3 - To place the students in the PIAS Center to offer tutoring services to local mothers.

Objective #2.4 - To compare the type and degree of volunteer learning that takes place in the PIAS Project as compared to volunteer involvement with SERMAH.

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