UM Panabo College

Department of Teachers Education

P.N. Arguelles St., San Francisco, Panabo City
Telefax # (084) 628-6437

CC’s Voice: Hello students! Welcome to your new course – EDUC 105 which will tell you that
in teaching, assessment is equally important to teaching and teachers are really
amazing people who work day in and day out just to make sure that students are
capable individuals after ending their school journey and enter the real world!

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For this education course, you are expected to demonstrate depth understanding
on assessing student learning outcomes using outcomes-based education. You are
also expected to construct test question with table of specification and test the
item using item analysis, its reliability and validity and lastly, you have to exhibit
comprehensive knowledge on how to assess performance based test and process
of grading system. You have numerous tasks to perform, so do well in managing
your time and learning.

Let us begin!

Big Picture

Week 1-3: Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO): At the end of the unit, you are expected to

a. Explain the importance of Outcomes-Based Education in relation to current educational

situation;
b. Explicate the difference between measurement, assessment and evaluation; and
c. Expound the steps in assessing student learning.

Big Picture in Focus: ULOa. Explain the importance of Outcomes-Based

Education in relation to current educational situation.

Metalanguage

This section will discuss the key ideas in ULOa - that is everything on Outcomes-Based
Education. This unit will introduce the concept of OBE and how important is the shifting of
paradigm is to educational development.

Student, kindly proceed to the essential knowledge and dig in through the succeeding
topics. To help you more, this section includes online references you can access freely.

Essential Knowledge

For you to be able to realize the first unit outcome, please read and understand the
following. You are not limited to this module but you can also use other references you can
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access online.

A. Outcomes-Based Education: Matching Intentions with Accomplishment Outcomes-

Based Education is a model education that puts students in the center of the
learning process. It is a change in educational perspective that puts out the idea of traditional
changing. It has three (3) characteristics:
1. Student-centered. OBE focuses on students and their outcomes.
2. Faculty driven. Teachers are encouraged to take responsibility for their students’
learning.
3. Meaningful. OBE provides accurate data of students’ performance for improvement of
instruction and assessment.

B. Procedures for the Implementation of OBE

1. Identification of the educational objectives of the subject/course. The objectives are
the goals that you will be achieving at the end of the period. The teachers will help you achieve
these objectives. Additionally, the educational objectives are broad goals and stated from the
teachers’ point of views and uses a verb after to such as to develop, to provide, to enhance, to
inculcate, etc.
2. Listing of learning outcomes specified for each subject/course objective.
Subject/course objective are stated broadly and does not specify the detailed guide to be
teachable and measureable. So, we have learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are stated as
concrete active verbs such as to demonstrate, to explain, to differentiate, etc. One good source of
learning outcomes is the Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives by Benjamin Bloom.
This taxonomy is grouped into three: cognitive, affective and psychomotor.
Cognitive (knowledge) refers to mental skills such as remembering, understanding,
applying, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing/creating.
Affective (attitude) refers to growth in feelings or emotions from the simplest behavior to
the most complex such as receiving, responding, valuing, organizing, and internalizing.
Psychomotor (skills) includes manual or physical skills, which proceed from mental
activities and range from the simplest to the complex such as observing, imitating, practicing,
adapting and innovating (*Navarro and Santos, 2012).
3. Drafting outcomes assessment procedure. This will enable teachers to determine the
degree to which students are attaining the desired learning outcomes.

C. The Outcomes of Education

OBE emphasizes instruction that focuses on the skills and competencies the students
should be able to demonstrate at the end of a specific period. The two outcomes given focus on
OBE are immediate and deferred outcomes.
Immediate outcomes refer to competencies/skills acquired after completion of a subject,
a grade level, a segment of the program, or of the program itself. Example: ability to
communicate in writing and speaking, mathematical problem solving skill, skill in identifying
objects by using the different senses, ability to produce artistic or literary works, skill in story-
telling, promotion to a higher grade level, etc.
Deferred outcomes refer to the ability to apply cognitive, psychomotor and affective
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competencies/skills in different situations after attending school. Example: success in

professional practice or occupation, promotion in a job, success in career planning, health and
wellness or having awards and recognitions (*Navarro and Santos, 2012).

D. Sample Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Educational Objectives Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the difference between 1.1 Differentiate learning outcomes and
learning outcomes and learning objectives learning objectives.
(Cognitive) 1.2 Explain in one’s own words the
distinction of learning outcomes and
learning objectives.
2. Allow students to engage in meaningful 2.1 Write examples of learning objectives
learning through critical thinking regarding and learning outcomes for a specific field.
learning objectives (Psychomotor) 2.2 Assess successfully learning outcomes
at the end of the period.
3. Recognize the benefits of learning 3.1 Relate the importance of learning
objectives and learning outcomes objectives and learning outcomes in
(Affective) teaching.
3.2 Describe the impact of the absence of
learning objectives and outcomes in the
educational system.
(*https://libguides.ccsu.edu/c.php?g=736249&p=5262504)

Self-Help: You can also refer to the sources below to help you
further understand the lesson:
Navarro, R. & Santos, R. (2012). Assessment of Learning Outcomes 1 (Assessment 1).
Second Edition. Metro Manila: LORIMAR Publishing, Inc.
Kruy, M. (n.d.). What is the difference between learning outcomes and learning objectives?
Retrieved from https://libguides.ccsu.edu/c.php?g=736249&p=5262504 .