What is Outcomes Based Learning?

 Outcome Based Education (OBE)- The holistic approach to convert a student

into a great person, based on desired outcomes & defined goals.

 It is a student-centered approach to education that focuses on the intended

learning outcomes from instruction. (Nicholson, 2011).

Characteristics of Outcomes Based Learning

 There are clear criteria for what constitutes mastery.
 Instruction is thoughtful and adapts to learner needs.
 Learners are assisted when and where they have challenges.
 Learners are given adequate time to achieve mastery.

Institutional Outcomes
  The knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes that students are expected to
develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college,
including courses, programs, and student services.

Program Outcomes
 Represents broad statements that incorporate many areas of inter-related
knowledge and skills developed over the duration of the program through a
wide range of courses and experiences.
 They represent the big picture, describe broad aspects of behaviour, and
encompass multiple learning experiences.

Course/Learning Instructional Outcomes

 Learning outcomes are specific statements of what students will be able to do
when they successfully complete a learning experience (whether it's a project,
course or program).
 They are always written in a student-centered, measurable fashion that is
concise, meaningful, and achievable.

Student Learning Outcomes

 Student Learning Outcomes are statements that specify what students will
know, be able to do or be able to demonstrate when they have completed or
participated in a Course or Program.
 SLO's specify an action by the student that must be observable, measurable
and able to be demonstrated. Grades are objectives.

3 Domains Of Learning
  the three (3) domains of learning which include cognitive (thinking), affective
(emotions or feeling) and Psychomotor (Physical or kinesthetic) to be
achieved.

Additional Levels By Kendall and Marzano

 Kendall and Marzano also gave three (3) groups of learning – information
(declarative knowledge), metacognitive procedures (procedural knowledge)
and psychomotor procedures (motor or physical skills).

1.      Information – Declarative Knowledge; e.g. Facts, concepts, generalization,

principle, laws
2.      Mental Procedures – Procedural Knowledge: e.g. writing a term paper, reading
map algorithms like computing long division
3.      Psychomotor/Physical Procedures/Motor skills – e.g. Playing basketball,
building furniture
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