This helped students understand that if they missed one assignment, for example, they could not meet one of the objectives for the course. Graphic displays in syllabi are not new.

For example, "The students can accurately describe the process of photosynthesis" is a learning objective while "I will show a PowerPoint presentation on photosynthesis and give the students a quiz" ...

While the terms “learning outcomes” and “learning objectives” are used with varied meanings in varied contexts across higher education, at Purdue we try to use them in a more precise manner. By ...

The following graduate program learning outcome (PLOs) examples are designed with the goal of placing graduated master's or doctoral students into post-degree and tenure-track (as appropriate) ...

Covid left many university students with heightened stress and a sense of disconnection, according to US and UK studies. To address the difficulties of post-Covid learning, instructors can use ...

Mitigate cultural and other biases by using language and examples relevant to the diverse lived experiences of students. Example: Avoid jargon or ambiguous language that may confuse students. Offer ...

By Derek C. Briggs, Rajendra Chattergoon, and Amy Burkhardt. The process of setting and evaluating Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) has become increasingly popular as an example where classroom ...

By now the consensus is clear: California needs a better, more systematic way of supporting and ensuring teacher effectiveness. Though the teacher evaluation bill, AB 5, collapsed again in August, ...

The curriculum alignment matrix becomes the basis of the assessment plan. With this, faculty and/or assessment coordinator can determine what student artifact or work sample (signature assignment or ...

Ever since I started teaching I’ve always had a skeptical view of the very foundation of most college courses: learning objectives.. Until recently, I’d be happy to go off on learning objectives (LOs) ...

“If I’m going to put a student learning objective in my evaluation, then I better find one that I’m pretty sure I can meet,” Graves said, adding that the standards weren’t “having the ...

The South Dakota Education Department wants to remove the student learning objectives requirement from teacher evaluations. The proposal was rejected last year by lawmakers who felt student growth ...