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Preparing Learning Outcomes for Cyclical Program Review

Rylan EganCentre for Teaching and Learning

Agenda

• Overview the role of Learning Outcomes in curriculum mapping

• Overview learning outcome development processes

• Develop/consolidate program and/or course level outcomes

Curriculum Mapping

Constructive Alignment - Program

Program Learning Outcomes

CPR Courses Learning Outcomes

(Biggs, 2010)

Constructive Alignment - Course

Course LearningOutcomes

StudentAssessment

Instruction(Class/Lab/Placement)

(Biggs, 2010)

Curriculum Map

Entry Competency

Course Outcomes Program OutcomesCourse 1 Outcome 2,3

Outcome 1Course 2 Outcome 4, 5

Course 2 Outcome 3,4 Outcome 2Course 4 Outcome 1,2

Course 3 Outcome 1,2 Outcome 3Course 4 Outcome 2,3

Course4 Outcome 2,3 Outcome 4Course 2 Outcome 1,2

Self-Study Curriculum Template

Learning Outcome Structure

Writing An Outcome

Step 1. Choose a verb that describes the level of learning you intend.

Step 2. State the content the student will be considering.

Step 3. State what the student will be able to do as a result.

Do What, With What, For What

Program Level

Do What With What For What

Interpret art works to establish a perspective on the subject matter and the meaning of their imagery (iconography).

apply probability tests to establish the likelihood of events occurring in the natural world.

Students will…

Course Level

Do What With What For Whatcompare and contrast

16th and 17th century Scandinavian sculptures

to interpret the influence of changing cultural norms of the time.

apply Baysian probability to draw valid conclusions from complex data sets.

Students will…

Chemistry- Students will apply quantitative principles to effectively describe the nature of chemical reactions.

Chemistry- Students will implement and analyze a Kastle-Meyer test to determine the presence of blood.

Course

Program

Class

“We help our students formulate problems or tasks, and they solve or execute them in their own way, individually, in teams…”

Institution

Granularity General

Specific

Province “Depth and Breadth of Knowledge”“Application of Knowledge”

Chemistry- Students will evaluate the nature of chemical reactions to determine secondary substances.

Learners will identify and describe the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to contrast 17th Century thinking on civic governance.

Connotes memory based learning and basic communication of ideas.

Verb Choice

Learners will evaluate and articulate the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to contrast 17th Century thinking on civic governance.

Connotes deep learning and improving judgment and communication.

Verb Choice

Learners will identify with the philosophies of John Locke or Thomas Hobbes to contrast 17th Century thinking on civic governance.

Connotes personal philosophical judgment and reflection.

Verb Choice

Handout

Learning Outcome Tips

Describe the outcome not the activity.

Reconsider BetterStudents will write a paper on societal advantages of sustainability in regard to biological systems.

Students will adopt a sustainability perspective to maintain future biological systems.

Focus on students’ learning outcomes, not instruction.

Reconsider BetterStudents will learn about Tversky and Kahneman’s theories of cognitive bias.

Students will evaluate Tversky and Kahneman’s theories of cognitive bias to predict human decision making behaviours.

Ensure verb choice accords with future assessment(s).

Reconsider Better

Create Multiple Choice Evaluate Critical Essay

Avoid jargon.

Reconsider BetterStudents will identify metacognitive cues to effectively self-regulate their learning.

Students will identify academic challenges to improve their choice of study strategies.

Quality Council Queen’s Program Course Class

Degree Level Expectations

Academic Plan Program Learning

Outcomes(CPR)

Course Learning

Outcomes

LessonOutcomes

The role of outcomes across the institution

Outcome Development