Writing Programme Objectives and Outcomes

TTHI Workshop March 13, 2013

Dr. Dianne Thurab-Nkhosi

Ice-Breaker

Workshop Outcomes…you should be able to:

Goals

Goals are statements about general aims or purposes of education that are broad, long-range intended outcomes and concepts; e.g., “clear communication”, “problem-solving skills”, etc.

e.g. Students will be competent in critical questioning and analysis

General Objectives

• General Objectives: are statements of what you would like to see achieved in the programme.

• They are characterized by– broad generalized statement of an area of curriculum.– usually not behaviourally stated.– large homogenous units of study.

• e.g. Students will gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

• An intended outcome of instruction that has been stated in terms of specific and observable student performance.

• In writing good learning objectives it will be helpful to consider that it is learner centred not teacher centred

e.g. Students should be able to :• Locate and identify features on topographic maps by latitude and

longitude and township and range.• Contour a topographic map and construct a topographic profile.

How Do Goals, General Objectives and Learning Outcomes Differ?

• Goals state the broad, overall purpose of a course in general terms.

• General objectives describe what will be covered in the course or what students will gain

• Learning outcomes are explicit, observable and measurable behaviors that describe what the student will be able to do.

From the School of Film and Television Goal : Students will develop critical discernment and be equipped with the technical, theoretical, and aesthetic means to communicate their insights effectively to an audience.

One of the general objectives drawn from this mission: Students will understand the theoretical and practical elements of sound recording, reproduction and design.

Some of the outcomes drawn from this general objective: Students will be able to effectively edit and process

sound for film and television media.

Students will be able to create technically competent and aesthetically pleasing mixes for those media.

ACTIVITY

• Goals, Objectives or Outcomes?

• In pairs, review the information in the handout and determine which are goals and which are outcomes

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

• A statement which specifies in behavioural terms what a learner will be able to do as a result of instruction

• An intended outcome of instruction that has been stated in terms of specific and observable students performance

Characteristics of Learning Objectives

• They should be measurable• They should be time-bound• They should be learner-centered/oriented.

Therefore, the objectives should state what the learner will be able to do after instruction

• They should describe observable behaviour• They should be specific• They should be well-defined

Learning Objectives

A.The Audience

The Learner

B. The Behaviour

The task or observable action the learner is expected to

perform

C. The Condition/s or Environment

The specific conditions under which learning will occur

D. The Degree or Criterion

The minimum acceptable performance standard

Activity

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Intellectual Behaviour

Activity

Activity

SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING ASSESSMENT METHODS

Activity

THANK YOU!

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Dianne.thurab-nkhosi@sta.uwi.edu