SMART Objectives Review

Which of the following is a time-bound objective?

• Increase social media followers

• Improve customer service

• Reduce response time to customer queries by 50% within 3 months

• Enhance employee training

What is a key characteristic of an achievable objective?

• It is easy to accomplish

• It is challenging but possible

• It is vague and open-ended

• It is unrelated to the team's capabilities

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a SMART objective?

• Specific

• Measurable

• Ambiguous

• Time-bound

What does the S in SMART stand for?

• Sarcastic - a goal must say one thing and mean another.
• Simple - a goal must be easy.
• Sample - a goal must be typical.
• Specific - a goal must be focused.

What does the M in SMART stand for?

• Maximum - there are no limits for goals

• Memorable - a goal must be easily remembered

• Measurable - a goal must have some kind of number attached so you have a way to know if you are reaching the goal.

• Mental - you have to be able to think about the goal.

What does the A in SMART stand for?

• Attainable - a goal must be reachable; you CAN do it.

• Admirable - a goal must impress people.

• Artistic - a goal must be creative.

• Academic - a goal must be scholarly and oriented towards learning.

What does the R in SMART stand for?

• Responsible -a goal must allow you to take charge.

• Relevant - a goal must be realistic and worth achieving.

• Respectful - a goal must allow you to be kind and polite.

• Repeatable - you must be able to do the goal over and over again.

What does the T in SMART stand for?

• Timely - the goal must be reached within a specific length of time.

• Thoughtful - a goal must take into account the feelings of others.

• Transferable - a goal should be able to be shared with other people.

• Trust-worthy - a goal should be worthy.

Which of the following objectives is written in a SMART way?

• Students will improve their understanding of multiplication.

• By the end of the month, students will solve multiplication problems with numbers up to 10, achieving at least 80% accuracy on a quiz.

• Students will get better at solving math problems.

• Students will practice multiplication skills.

Which of these objectives follows the SMART format?

• By the end of the lesson, students will learn about photosynthesis.

• Students will understand the main steps in photosynthesis.

• Students will be able to describe photosynthesis with 100% accuracy on a quiz.

• By the end of the lesson, students will identify three main components of photosynthesis (sunlight, water, carbon dioxide) with 80% accuracy on a quiz.