What kinds of programs are best suited for OBE?
Most programs can incorporate OBE as an effective and efficient management tool. Specifically, OBE is geared toward measuring the impact of a program on a specific group of people known as a target audience. Any program that intends to educate or train participants (to change or build attitudes, skills, knowledge, behavior, status, or life condition) can be designed with outcomes at its core and can be evaluated using OBE concepts. For example, among the State Library Programs there are many examples of state-wide professional training initiatives. In Texas, for instance, regional providers offer technology training to help library staff keep their computers running and online. Texas could evaluate the success of that program by looking for evidence that librarians who complete that training can solve basic, frequently-experienced computer problems such as a frozen screen – that would be a desired outcome that can be measured. IMLS provides LSTA funds for technology infrastructure beca
