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Direct linkHussey, Trevor; Smith, Patrick – Teaching in Higher Education, 2008
Learning outcomes have become widely used in higher education, but also misused to the point of being controversial and a bureaucratic burden. This paper distinguishes three kinds of learning outcome found in current literature: (1) those used in individual teaching events; (2) those specified for modules or short courses; and (3) those specified…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
