Curriculum Design
Learning outcomes are important to teachers because they are designed to look
at what a student achieves in school. A learning outcome is a statement of that which a learner is expected to be able
to do or know at the end of his/her study. For this reason, both modules and programmes must have defined learning outcomes.
Ideas on how to write learning outcomes:
When writing a module one must ask themselves "what do you want the student to
be able to do and know after successfully completing the module? A learning outcome must have the following:
- be written in the future tense
- identify important learning requirements
- be achievable and assessable
- use clear language, understandable by students and other potential clients
- relate to explicit statements of achievement
When the module learning outcome is complete, it should be able to do the following:
- define and execute a social research project to an appropriate standard
- describe and apply professional standards in the conduct of social research
- critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the research project
