Approaches in Adopting OBE Curriculum

 “OBE is a learner-centered, results oriented design, based on the belief that all
individuals can learn”.
Primary Goal of OBE
 To transform students into graduates with full competence in their field of study and who
also possesses Filipino values, industry desired values and global citizen values.
The two main purposes of OBE inform its underlying philosophy of ‘success for all
learners’.
 Ensuring that all learners are equipped with the knowledge, competence and qualities
needed to be successful after they exit their educational system and
 Structuring and operating schools so that those outcomes can be achieved and maximized
for all learners
Philosophical assumptions of OBE:
 All learners are talented and it is the duty of schools to develop their talents.
 The role of schools is to find ways for learners to succeed, rather than finding ways
for learners to fail.
 Mutual trust drives all good outcomes-based schools
 Excellence is for every learner and not only for a limited number
 By preparing learners daily for success the following day, the need for corrective
measures is reduced
 Learners collaborate in learning, rather than competing each other
 As far as possible, no learner is excluded from an activity in a school and a positive
attitude is essential.
According to Spady and Marshall (1991:67), OBE is based on two fundamental
premises:
 All learners can learn and succeed but not on the same day or in the same way
 Success breeds success and schools control the conditions success.
OBE addresses the following key questions:
As a teacher
 What do I want the students to have or able to do?
 What will I do for them to achieve it?
 How do I close the loop?
Focus on student learning by:
- Use learning outcome statements to make explicit what the student is expected to be able
to know, understand or do;
- Provide learning activities which will help the student to reach these outcomes;
- Assess the extent to which the student meets these outcomes through the use of explicit
assessment criteria.
Characteristics of OBE curricula
 It has program objectives, program outcomes, course outcomes and performance
indicators.
 It is objective and outcome driven, where every stated objective and outcomes can be
assessed and evaluated. It is centered around the needs of the students and the
stakeholders.
 Program objectives address the graduates attainment within 3-5 years after their
graduation.
 Program outcomes, which consist of abilities to be attained by students before they
graduate, are formulated based on program objectives.
 Every learning outcome is intentional and therefore the outcomes must be assessed using
suitable performance indicators.