Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

1. are

   • measurable statements that articulate at the beginning what students should
     • know
     • be able to do
       • as a result of taking a course or completing a program
     • value

2. why define them:

   • allow instructors to
     • Make hard decisions about selecting course content.
     • Design assessments that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
     • Design teaching strategies or learning activities that will help students develop their knowledge and skills.
     • Measure student learning accurately and effectively.

3. backward design

   • is
     • the instructor first decides what content to teach before developing activities and assessments for the resulting learning.
     • is a student-centered approach.
   • stages
     • 1. Identify desired results
     • 2. Determine acceptable evidence
     • 3. Plan learning experiences and instruction
   • importances of this use
     • well supported by learning theory.
     • improves attainment of desired learning outcomes.
     • is a well-known and widely accepted approach to course design.
     • easy to remember and explain.
     • transferable to almost any instructional situation.

4. importance

   • Goals are the reason classroom activities are designed. Without them classroom activities are without direction. Good teaching begins with clear goals, helping determine student progress on the learning goals

5. criterion for objectives

   • 1.performance
     • what a learned is expected to be able to do.
   • 2. conditions
     • describe the important conditions under which the performance is to occur
   • 3. criterion
     • describe how well the learner mast perform in order to be consider acceptable
   • formula
     • A+B+C+D
       • AUDIENCE
         • Who is doing the learning?
       • BEHAVIOR
         • task, product or process you will observe or measure (action)
       • CONDITION
         • resources available, where performed and/or what information is given to learner
       • DEGREE
         • measure of success or expectations for satisfactory performance (criteria)