That said, objectives that are used in education, whether they are called learning objectives, behavioral objectives, instructional objectives, or performance objectives are terms that refer to descriptions of
observable student
behavior or performance that are used to make inferences
about learning - certainly the ultimate aim of all teaching.
An emphasis on the
observable who, what, when, where, and how of family rules, roles, and patterns of
behavior, rather than conjecture
about the whys of individual motivation.