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Outcomes
This job aid is designed to help you to write learning outcomes for your courses.
After using this job aid, you should be able to:
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Write Learning Outcomes
Examples
At the end of this course you will be able to:
1. Use change theory to develop family-centred care within the context of nursing practice.
2. Design improved bias circuits using negative feedback.
3. Demonstrate the safe use of welding equipment.
Learning outcomes often represent discrete units of instruction in a course but each may have
several sub-outcomes. Learning outcomes need not be attained by specific instruction in a
lesson—they may be woven throughout the course. For example, they may include such things
as use problem solving techniques or work effectively in teams.
Sub-outcomes
(Learning Tasks)
Sub-outcomes
Each learning outcome may be made more explicit by using several sub-outcomes.
For example:
Learning Outcome 1: Study productively to meet learning goals.
Sub-outcome 1.1: Identify effective generic and personal study habits.
Sub-outcome 1.2: Describe self-motivation strategies.
Sub-outcome 1.3: Select appropriate study techniques to match your personal style
and material.
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Psychomotor Domain
(doing, skills)
Organization
Internalizing
Definition:
Integrates the value into
Organization a value system that
controls behavior.
Definition:
Conceptualizes the Sample Verbs:
Valuing value and resolves
conflict between it and act upon
Definition: advocate
other values.
Responding Attaches value or worth defend
to something. exemplify
Sample Verbs: influence
Definition:
Sample Verbs: adapt justify behavior
Responds to stimuli. adjust
Receiving adopt maintain
arrange serve
Sample Verbs: assume responsibility
Definition balance support
behave according to
Selectively attends agree to classify
answer freely choose
to stimuli. conceptualize
assist commit
formulate
care for desire group
Sample Verbs: communicate exhibit loyalty
comply organize
accept express rank
conform
acknowledge consent initiate theorize
be aware contribute prefer
listen cooperate seek
follow show concern
notice obey
pay attention show continual
participate willingly
tolerate read voluntarily desire to
respond use resources to
visit
volunteer
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Checklist for writing learning outcomes
Use the following checklist to help you as you write learning outcomes.
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