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Learning objectives are the specific, observable targets that show what students will be able to do to demonstrate they’ve met course goals. They break broad goals into concrete actions that can be measured, guiding how you plan lessons, activities, and assessments. Because they spell out exact performance you can observe and verify, they directly link what you teach to how you assess success and what learners should achieve.

Curriculum goals are broader statements of overall aims for the course or program, not the precise, measurable targets learners must reach. A planning model is a framework for organizing instruction, not the targets themselves. Assessment input refers to data used to inform evaluation and decisions about assessment design, not the target outcomes students are expected to reach.