In our lawn mowing example, the established
learning intentions articulated the goal (mow evenly without damaging plants and trees) and the success criteria included the quality of the job, safety guidelines, and expectations for storage.
There's value in utilizing both
learning intentions and success criteria in instruction, as they contribute to teacher clarity, which has an effect size of 0.75 in terms of lifting achievement.1 Most of us understand that
learning intentions and success criteria are related, but we may not be able to
articulate the characteristics of each.