Main Content. What are Learning Outcomes? Learning Outcomes at the University or Program Level Outcomes are used on many scales, from developing curriculum for a program of study to creating lessons for a single class activity.
Learning Outcomes at the Module, Unit, or Week Level Just as learning outcomes can be designed at the program level or university-wide level, they can also operate at a more granular scale within an individual course. Learning Goals. Learning Objectives. They tend to be More specific than learning goals Not necessarily observable nor measurable Instructor-centered rather than student-centered Useful in helping you formulate more specific learning outcomes Examples We will cover historical perspectives and debates about the role of mass communication in the 20th century.
Students will understand the impacts and effects of new media on identity formation. Outcomes are written in short, succinct sentences. Course Learning Outcome Examples. Example course learning outcomes using this formula: As a result of participating in Quantitative Reasoning and Technological Literacy I, students will be able to evaluate statistical claims in the popular press.
As a result of completing Ethics and Research I, student will be able to describe the potential impact of specific ethical conflicts on research findings. As a result of completing Money and Banking, students will be able determine the cost benefits and shortcomings of various cash management strategies. Module- or Unit-level Learning Outcome Examples.
Example module- or unit-level learning outcome using this formula: By the end of unit 4, students will be able to explain the relationship between significance levels and the null hypothesis. By the end of module 3, students will be able to render a video clip with a compression level appropriate for web-based viewing.
By the end of week 2, students will be able to calculate standard deviation from the mean. By the end of unit 8, students will be able to recommend an appropriate treatment based on patients' symptoms. By the end of week 6, students will be able to build a case for or against charter schools based on interpretation of recent research. What about Hard-to-Measure Outcomes?
You might have learning goals in mind that are valuable but more difficult to measure in a quarter, such as appreciate the intangible benefits of art in society. Further Reading The Center for Teaching and Learning supports the Assessment Certificate Program —a unique collaboration between DePaul and Loyola universities that provides professional development opportunities for faculty and staff in the field of assessment.
Iowa State University's Center for Excellence in Learning and teaching has a model of learning objectives , an excellent visualization incorporating action verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy. For more information on what makes for clear, measurable learning objectives, you can also use Arizona State University's Objectives Builder tool.
References Bloom, B. Formula for Writing Learning Outcomes. Not Student-Centered Different theories of personality development will be explored through lectures, readings, and assignments.
Course Objectives vs. Student Learning Outcomes table. Skip to main content. Objectives vs. Outcomes Course Objectives vs. It is easy to measure each of the objectives. Either the student has or has not accomplished each one. These measurable objectives can then be used as the basis for your grading or another type of student assessment. The intent was to develop a classification system for three domains: the cognitive mental skills or knowledge , the affective feelings and emotional skills or attitude , and the psychomotor manual or physical skills.
The major concept of the taxonomy is that educational objectives can be arranged in a hierarchy that moves from less to more complex levels of knowledge. The levels are successive; one level must be mastered before the next level can be reached. The original levels published by Bloom et al. In summary, the changes reflect more outcome-focused modern education objectives and include switching the names of the levels from nouns to active verbs.
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