{"id":685,"date":"2017-06-27T07:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T11:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:02:33","slug":"learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/learning-outcomes-assessment\/learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Program-Level Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/learning_outcomes_header_1600x700_3-1.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Program-Level Learning Outcomes\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-are-learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Learning Outcomes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning outcomes are statements about what students <strong>should be able to do as a result of the instruction received<\/strong>. Well-formed learning outcomes are focused on student\u2019s actual<strong> knowledge and abilities<\/strong>, and are demonstrable and measurable. These are&nbsp; different from objectives, which the OQA and TLS view as the intended goals or plans of a course, which state what will be done, not necessarily what students will be able to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many benefits to explicitly articulating the learning outcomes of your program. It can give you a clearer sense of what holds your program together. It is also helpful to communicate with your students about what you expect of them \u2013 this is fair to them, helps avoid misunderstandings, and gives a shared reference point should problems arise. Learning outcomes also help set a (high) minimum standard students should work to meet or exceed. Finally, it allows you to ensure your program activities, assessments, and content are aligned in a coherent way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designing effective learning outcomes that measure what your graduates will be able to do upon completion of the program is the first step of the Assessment Cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"writing-effective-learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing Effective Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">A great assessment strategy starts with well thought-out and articulated learning outcomes. Once you have established the range of skills your graduates should have, expressing those skills in a clear and measurable way is as easy as 1, 2, 3\u2026 4!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin with a stem or introduction, such as \u201cBy the end of this program, students will be able to\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a verb by consulting with <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/guides-sub-pages\/blooms-taxonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a learning statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specify a criterion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing-LOs-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-400x518.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Writing Learning Outcomes resource\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-400x518.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-300x388.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-1400x1812.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11-700x906.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing_LOs-11.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/apsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/Writing-LOs-1.pdf\"><strong>Download this resource!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Learning Outcomes? Learning outcomes are statements about what students should be able to do as a result of the instruction received. Well-formed learning outcomes are focused on student\u2019s actual knowledge and abilities, and are demonstrable and measurable. 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