How will we know if the program goals developed last year as part of the accreditation process will satisfy the current assignment to write learning outcomes?
It is important not to get distracted by conflicting treatments of related terms: learning goals, learning objectives, and learning outcomes. We are adopting the term “learning outcomes” embedded in the NWCCU charge as well as their intended meaning: learning that, to the extent possible, can be demonstrated or documented. See Attachment 1, “Implementing Expected Learning Outcomes: BYU 2006-07 Academic Year Goals,” for information on how to write learning outcomes that can be assessed and that can inform the subsequent, continuous, program review process. Think of program learning outcomes as operationalizing a program’s statement of purpose; learning outcomes help specify how faculty teaching within a program plan to translate shared ideals and aspirations into specific outcomes of student learning.
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