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Writing Specific, Measureable Performance Objectives
Performance objectives are specific activities/tasks you will complete that can be quantified and measured to document you have accomplished your project goals.  They are tangible results you can use that indicate your project was a success.  Below are some examples of poor objectives and good objectives.  Note that specific ones can be measured through data collection or observation.  See examples below.
Conservation Education Examples
Academic programs to provide educational opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students in the GCRCD Council area.

     Agricultural/Forestry Projects
     Aquaculture/Aquaponics
     Environmental Programs
     Educational Greenhouses
     Livestock Programs
     Outdoor Classrooms
     Water Quality
Vague, unmeasurable performance objectives      ​                        Specific, measurable performance objectives
Learn about the environment .............................................................List the main parts of an ecosystem
Understand aquaculture.......................................................................Demonstrate how to set up a filtration system
Teach students about livestock...........................................................Identify the correct feed for cows
Build an outdoor classroom.................................................................Explain the process of photosynthesis
Measure water quality...........................................................................Test for dissolved oxygen and turbidity
Know about farming..............................................................................Analyze soil for pH
Community Development​ Examples
Projects that improve the quality of life for local communities within the GCRCD Council area.
     
     Health Initiatives
     Recreational Facilities
     Safety Programs
     Volunteer Fire Departments


Vague, unmeasurable performance objectives                             Specific, measurable performance objectives
Help senior citizens exercise.................................................................Create a set of 10 exercises with directions
Teach students about fire safety...........................................................Demonstrate the correct way to douse a fire
Buy exercise equipment..........................................................................Buy 5 treadmills, 3 pull-up bars, 1 elliptical
Help VFDs....................................................................................................Buy 3 sets if turn-out gear, 5 radios
Resource Conservation Examples
Projects for conserving and using the natural resources in the GCRCD Council area.

     Accessibility to Water Resources
     Environmental Enhancement
     Erosion Control
     Pollinator Species Enhancement
     Water Quality

Vague, unmeasurable performance objectives                            Specific, measurable performance objectives
Stop erosion in the park.........................................................................Install a 30' underground drainage pipe
Give people more access to water......................................................Construct a 20' x 50' boat ramp
Get plastic out of water..........................................................................Install a trash boom in ______creek at _______.
Have more bees in Baldwin County....................................................Build and install 10 hives at _________farm.

By writing specific, measurable objectives you will have well-defined activities and tasks for your project.  It will also be a more effective way to communicate your plans for what you will accomplish in your project.  In addition, specific objectives will make your evaluation and measuring your success more precise.  Some specific objective words to describe project activities and tasks are the following:

Align                                                                           Design                                                                          Plan
Analyze                                                                      Differentiate                                                                Plant
Arrange                                                                      Explain                                                                         Prepare
Arrange                                                                      Formulate                                                                    Produce
Assemble                                                                   Identify                                                                        Reconstruct     
Assemble                                                                   Illustrate                                                                      Recruit
Build                                                                           Implement                                                                   Recycle
Calculate                                                                    Improve                                                                       Reduce
Collaborate                                                                Increase                                                                       Replicate       
Combine                                                                    Inspect                                                                         Revise
Compare                                                                    Install                                                                           Select
Comply                                                                       Justify                                                                          Set up
Compose                                                                   Manage                                                                        Simplify
Construct                                                                   Measure                                                                       State
Coordinate                                                                 Merge                                                                           Support
Create                                                                         Modify                                                                         Train
Demonstrate                                                              Operate                                                                       Transform
Describe                                                                     Perform                                                                       Translate



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  • Home
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