Outcome-based education has been the topic of acrimonious debates in many states and school systems. The furor surprised some educators who, after years of hearing calls for “results” from political and business leaders, assumed that most parents and citizens would support a move to more definite outcomes and means of assessing them.
Among those who recognized that a system truly based on outcomes requires modification of sonic conventional practices, such as tracking and competitive grading, were traditionalists who treasure these practices. They came to see Outcome-Based Education as theembodiment of all the modernist tendencies they most deplore in contemporary schooling.
Determining the educators’ attitude towards Outcomes-Based Educational (OBE) approach in English language is essential for the success of any undertaking to shift to a new paradigm in the curriculum. This study used descriptive-correlational research design to investigate to what extent English language educators are accepting or resisting the envisioned education approach in a State.
OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1994: POLICY OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION COMPLEXITIES by MMORI BENJAMIN MOKHABA Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) In the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences University of Pretoria Promoter: Prof. Dr. N.L. Roux.
Outcome-based education or outcomes-based education (OBE) is an educational theory that bases each part of an educational system around goals (outcomes). By the end of the educational experience, each student should have achieved the goal. There is no single specified style of teaching or assessment in OBE; instead, classes, opportunities, and assessments should all help students achieve the.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION 2.1 Introduction From a detailed account in Chapter 1 which motivates this study on the implementation of OBE from a management perspective, the focus turns to a discussion of the foundational aspects of OBE which serve as a knowledge base for sound implementation practices. The value of curriculum.
Keywords: Outcome-based education, Learning domains, Learning outcomes, Cognitive, Psychomotor, Affective 1. Introduction The move towards applying outcome-based education (OBE) in handling teaching and learning instructions at tertiary education has been one of the most widely considered topics in educational sector in recent years. Concerns.
Curriculum development: The development of curricula and expected learning outcomes is a dynamic cyclical process requiring reassessment and adaptation over time.(5)(11)(23) Because it involves deciding what knowledge is legitimate and important, it can be a highly political process.(26) In some countries, curriculum is defined primarily at the national level, while in other education systems.
A design for teaching in which the learning outcomes the students are intended to achieve, rather than the topics to be taught, steer teaching and assessment. It requires teachers to clarify how they want their students to behave after having been taught, and to assess students is in terms of how well those outcomes have been achieved.
OUTCOMES-BASED ASSESSMENT An Introduction and Guide Assessment is a process that asks and answers important questions: To what degree are students learning? Are courses effective? Do programs fulfill their missions? Is the university in accord with objectives set by its accrediting body? While many of us have long asked these questions about our teaching, the goal of “outcomes-based.