learning objective

noun

Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction

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Meanings

nounlearning objective (plural learning objectives)

plural learning objectives

  1. Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outcome

Translations

Afrikaans leerdoelwit
  • leerdoelwitthat which a student is expected to learn
Finnish oppimistavoite
  • oppimistavoitethat which a student is expected to learn
German Lernziel
  • Lernzielthat which a student is expected to learn
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APA

learning objective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20objective

MLA

“learning objective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20objective. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “learning objective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20objective.

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