Investigating the Implementation of Behavioral Objectives in EFL Teaching: The Case of Teachers in the Department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou
Loading...
Date
2025
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou
Abstract
The present study investigates the implementation of behavioral objectives in teaching to
boost the teaching process and students’ performance in the department of English at
Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou. Our study is concerned with all the teachers of
the department of English in all modules. The major objective of this study is to explore
teachers’ perceptions and their practices regarding the implementation of behavioral
objectives in EFL teaching. This study is conducted in the light of Robert Mager (1962)
“theory of behavioral objectives” which consist of three of criteria: action, condition and
criterion. For data collection, the mixed method which combines qualitative and quantitative
approaches is used. As regards the data collection instruments, questionnaires and interviews
had been distributed and conducted with fourteen (14) teachers of the department of English.
Concerning data analysis, a mixed- method analysis has been adopted which is also a
combination of descriptive statistical analysis and qualitative content analysis methods. The
research outcomes are presented in form of diagrams and texts, they acknowledge the role of
behavioral objectives in shaping an effective instruction. Owing to their value, teachers
engage in different practices to assess students’ understanding and their application of the
delivered content.
Description
81p. : Ill. en coul. ; (+CD-Rom)
Keywords
behavioral, criteria, objectives, performance, theory of behavioral objectives
Citation
Didactics of Foreign Languages