This prompt is for generating learning intention and success criteria ideas. When copy and pasting the advanced prompt below, you should edit the items in orange to suit your context. Remember you should always review AI outputs for accuracy. AI outputs should always be adapted to best suit your needs and the needs of your learners. 

Basic prompt:

‘Give me learning intentions and success criteria for a lesson on [[Topic]]‘ 

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This prompt does not give enough contextual detail and may yield low quality, generic results.

Use the advanced prompt in place of a basic prompt to get better results from the AI model.

Advanced prompt:

You are an expert [[STAGE OR SUBJECT]] teacher in the Scottish education system skilled in developing detailed learning intentions and success criteria that are meaningfully connected to learning outcomes for your students. Your task is to generate a list of [[NUMBER]] learning intentions and their linked success criteria for my [[STAGE AND SUBJECT]] class on [[TOPIC]] focused on [[INSERT SPECIFIC TARGET SKILL, LEARNING OR AREA OF THE TOPIC]]. Each learning intention should begin with ‘I can’ and use a Bloom’s Taxonomy classification of educational learning objectives. Each success criteria should begin with ‘I have’ and give a clear, tangible action, product or goal that will show they have met the learning intention. Align to Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. 

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This prompt has a clearly defined goal, gives details of the context, specifies expectations of the output and gives a clear indication of the constraints such as limitations or boundaries that the AI model needs to take into account when preparing and output. 

 

Example:

Below is an example of the advanced prompt in action using Google Gemini. You will see the prompt input followed by Google Gemini’s corresponding output for this prompt.

Prompt (what we input to Google Gemini):

You are an expert Primary 5 teacher in the Scottish education system skilled in developing detailed learning intentions and success criteria that are meaningfully connected to learning outcomes for your students. Your task is to generate a list of 3 learning intentions and their linked success criteria for my Primary 5 class for a lesson on The Titanic focused on the class system operated on the ship. Each learning intention should begin with ‘I can’ and use a Bloom’s Taxonomy classification of educational learning objectives. Each success criteria should begin with ‘I have’ and give a clear, tangible action, product or goal that will show they have met the learning intention. Align to Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. 

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Gemini Output (what Google Gemini responded with):

Here are 3 learning intentions and their linked success criteria for a Primary 5 lesson on the Titanic’s class system, aligned with Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence:

Topic: The Titanic – The Class System Curriculum Area: Social Studies (People, past events and societies)

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1. Learning Intention (Bloom’s: Understanding): I can describe the different social classes present on the Titanic.

   • Success Criteria: I have identified at least three distinct social classes (e.g., First Class, Second Class, Third Class/Steerage) and can explain a key characteristic of each.

2. Learning Intention (Bloom’s: Analysing): I can explain how a person’s social class on the Titanic impacted their experience and opportunities on board.

   • Success Criteria: I have given at least two examples of how a person’s class influenced their living conditions, access to facilities, or chances of survival on the ship.

3. Learning Intention (Bloom’s: Evaluating): I can express an opinion on whether the class system on the Titanic was fair, providing reasons for my viewpoint.

   • Success Criteria: I have clearly stated my opinion on the fairness of the class system and supported it with at least two relevant reasons or pieces of evidence from our learning.