Differences Learning Outcomes and Objectives
Differences Learning Outcomes and Objectives
THE ME : D I F F E R
A N D L E A R N I N G
O UTC O M ES N G
E S I N T E A C H I
OBJECTIV
N O KH O N N E G MAT O VA
PRESENTER : BAR
C H E R O F IBRAT SCH O O L.
U A G E T EA
ENGLISH LANG
BY THE END OF PRESENTATION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
• LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE USER-FRIENDLY STATEMENTS THAT TELL STUDENTS WHAT THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO DO AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF TIME. THEY ARE MEASURABLE AND QUITE OFTEN
OBSERVABLE.
• PSYCHOMOTOR:
HAVING TO DO WITH PHYSICAL MOTOR SKILLS
• AFFECTIVE:
HAVING TO DO WITH FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES
• INTERPERSONAL/SOCIAL:
HAVING TO DO WITH INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS AND SOCIAL SKILLS
BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES VERSUS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• FIRST, LET’S GET THE DEFINITIONS STRAIGHT. A LEARNING OBJECTIVE IS THE INSTRUCTOR’S PURPOSE
FOR CREATING AND TEACHING THEIR COURSE. THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THE
INSTRUCTOR WANTS THEIR COURSE TO RAISE. IN CONTRAST, LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE THE ANSWERS
TO THOSE QUESTIONS. THEY ARE THE SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT THE
LEARNER WILL GAIN BY TAKING THE COURSE.
• IT MIGHT HELP YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF PERSPECTIVE. LEARNING
OBJECTIVES ARE USUALLY VIEWED FROM THE INSTRUCTOR’S PERSPECTIVE (WHAT DOES THE
INSTRUCTOR WANT TO ACCOMPLISH?) WHILE LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE SEEN MORE FROM THE
LEARNER’S PERSPECTIVE (WHAT WILL THE COURSE TEACH ME, AS A LEARNER?). OF COURSE, THE TWO
ARE CLOSELY RELATED, BECAUSE A TRAINER’S OBJECTIVES WILL ULTIMATELY BE TRANSLATED INTO
THE LEARNER’S OUTCOMES, AS LONG AS THE COURSE SUCCESSFULLY SERVES ITS PURPOSE.
BENEFITS OF OBJECTIVES AND
OUTCOMES.
• LEARNER ACTION:
SUBSEQUENTLY, KNOWING THE DESIRED LEARNING OBJECTIVES BEFOREHAND ENABLES
LEARNERS TO CHOOSE COURSES ACCORDING TO THEIR INTERESTS AND GOALS. THEY CAN REVIEW
SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE CONTENT, ENGAGE WITH THE MATERIAL SELECTIVELY, DETERMINE
WHETHER THEY NEED DIFFERENT LEARNING METHODS, DECIDE ON WHAT SECTIONS TO SKIP, OR
EVALUATE THEIR OWN PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
BENEFITS FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND
MANAGEMENT
• BETTER ASSESSMENT: THE GOAL OF ANY ASSESSMENT IS TO MONITOR LEARNER PROGRESS AND PROVIDE
FEEDBACK TO THE LEARNERS. LEARNING OBJECTIVES CAN SIMPLIFY THIS PROCESS BY SERVING AS A GRADING
GUIDELINE. ADMINISTRATION CAN RELY ON LEARNING OBJECTIVES AS A CLEAR STANDARD FOR MEASURING
LEARNER PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH CAN ALSO LEAD TO MORE ACCURATE AND MEANINGFUL
FEEDBACK FOR LEARNERS.
• BEFORE YOU CAN DEFINE LEARNING OBJECTIVES YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT LEVELS OF LEARNING YOU
WANT LEARNERS TO ACHIEVE. THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THIS IS BLOOM’S TAXONOMY, WHICH HAS SIX
LEVELS OF LEARNING. THE MOST BASIC LEVEL OF LEARNING IS ‘REMEMBERING’, AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
LEARNING IS ‘CREATING’.
• EASY GENERATOR HELPS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (WITHOUT A DIDACTICS BACKGROUND) CREATE EFFECTIVE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH OUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES MAKER THAT HAS SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED BLOOM’S
TAXONOMY INTO THE SOFTWARE AND ALLOWS THE AUTHORS TO CREATE AN OBJECTIVE WITH FOUR EASY STEPS.
BENEFITS OF OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS
AND FOR INSTRUCTORS
• BY FOCUSING ON THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED IN A COURSE AND ON THE
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WITH OTHER AREAS OF THEIR LIVES, STUDENTS ARE MORE
CONNECTED TO THEIR LEARNING AND TO THE MATERIAL OF THE COURSE.
• THE EMPHASIS ON INTEGRATION AND GENERALIZABLE SKILLS HELPS STUDENTS DRAW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
COURSES AND BETWEEN COURSEWORK AND OTHER KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE, ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
• THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING LEARNING OUTCOMES ITSELF OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION ON THE
CONTENT OF THE COURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS. DEVELOPING LEARNING OUTCOMES
MEANS THAT THE CONTEXT OF THE LEARNING WILL ALWAYS BE EMPHASIZED, AND COURSES FOCUS ON THE
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WILL BE MOST VALUABLE TO THE STUDENT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
• LEARNING OUTCOMES ALLOW INSTRUCTORS TO SET THE STANDARDS BY WHICH THE SUCCESS OF THE COURSE
WILL BE EVALUATED.
EXAMPLE OF LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• BY THE END OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL USES OF ART IN
ITALY DURING THE RENAISSANCE