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Learning Outcomes

Discover the types and importance of learning outcomes in academic settings, ranging from institutional to course-specific goals. Learn how to assess and measure these outcomes effectively to evaluate student achievement.

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Learning Outcomes

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  1. Learning Outcomes By Terrence Willett

  2. What are Learning Outcomes? • Assessment / Program Based • Outcome Based Assessment • Skills; Knowledge; Result of Learning • Application; Understandings • Think of Them as Goals • Big & Broad; Group Decision • Sometimes called Exit Skills

  3. Kinds of Outcomes • Institutional • Departmental or major program outcomes • Course outcomes (course objectives)

  4. Institutional Outcomes • Wide Outcomes • For Example: • General Education • Graduation • Board Goals • Listed in the Master Plan

  5. Departmental or Major - Program Outcomes • General education requirements • Degree requirements • Certificate requirements

  6. Course Outcomes • Goals Expected of the Student at the End of the Course • Course Outlines • Course Objectives • Student Expectations

  7. Assessment Process Outcomes Indicators Evidence Criteria and/or Standards

  8. OUTCOMES • What indicates that student has achieved this? • What do students need to do this? • What do you need to see happening? • For Example: • Successful Transfer

  9. INDICATORS • Completion of courses with final • Evergreen has a department-wide final • Confidence in and outside of classes • Conduct research • GPA • Number of units • Communication • Critical thinking • Problem Solving

  10. EVIDENCE • Hard Evidence • Easier to collect (i.e. transfer count) • Soft Evidence • Harder to collect • Affective domain (needs to be systematic) • Qualitative vs. Quantitative • Qualitative • Problem Solving; Critical Thinking • Quantitative • Organized; Documentation; Descriptive

  11. EVIDENCE (examples) • Conduct Research • Research Paper Assignment Completion • Log of Library Use • Internet Use-Bibliography Sources • Research Portfolio • Student Confidence • Presentation in Class with Peer & Self Feedback • Self - Evaluation • Journal Writing • Group Involvement/Participation/Facilitator Role • Volunteering

  12. CRITERIA and/or STANDARDS • You have to have criteria to judge outcomes • Depends upon what you are looking for… • We need to demonstrate … • Design an assessment process • Get input from students/advisory boards • For example: • demonstrate caring for nurses

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