ABSTRACT
A KEY FEATURE OF ANY RATIONAL PLANNING, educational or otherwise, is the possession of some idea of what is to be accomplished. Educators, of course, characteristically describe these intended accomplishments as their goals or objectives. Some people use the terms “goal” or “objective” interchangeably, as well as such synonyms as “aims,” “intents,” etc. Other people employ a much more distinctive meaning of the terms, using “goal” to describe a broader description of intent and “objective” to denote a more specific spelling out of the goal. Because there is currently no overwhelmingly preferred usage of these terms, be sure to seek clarification from an educator regarding the manner in which he is using the many terms which may be employed to describe educational goals. In this guidebook, the terms will be employed interchangeably.
