Things we can do because of learning are called outcomes of learning. Outcome based education (OBE) was propounded by William Spady in the 90s to bring the focus of formal education to what the students learn rather than what they were taught. OBE is a system of education giving priority to ends, purpose, accomplishments, and results. All…

Because student evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETEs) are an important and widely used tool used in the evaluation and reward systems for faculty members in higher education, a discussion and analysis of the ethical problems that may arise as a result of the conflict created by expectations of performance is provided. This discussion…

This monograph offers concise suggestions for drawing up instructional objectives. The essential elements of a well written instructional objective are outlined and a discussion is presented on writing instructional objectives in three major domains of learning: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. It is emphasized that an instructional…

A model is presented to help educators develop course objectives. The analysis begins with a summary of the approach to general practice teaching on which the course is based. Other topics examined are the approach to the content of the trainee year, teaching and management of learning, and the organization of the practice and the community…

This descriptive report examines the objectives and outcomes of two experimental humanities courses designed to offer students fresh perspectives on common human experiences in community and family life through stories, poems, films, art, dance, and essays. After introductory material describing course design, the report outlines cognitive and…

Describes an Interactive Team Teaching approach for presenting women's content, which offers cognitive and affective learning experiences in order to change basic attitudes about the roles of men and women. The approach recognizes underlying power differentials between men and women in society and utilizes methods which maximize attitude change.…

Discusses service learning and presents models of instruction that academic libraries might offer to service learning pedagogy. Highlights include the role of information literacy; reflection; affective and cognitive learning outcomes of service learning; impact of service learning on libraries; learning process model; course objectives model;…

This document examines the educational output of three alternative approaches to introductory macroeconomics at the University of Notre Dame. The framework for evaluation consists of the cognitive and affective tradeoffs entailed by using a new experimental course as opposed to two more traditional courses. The experimental course is a freshman…

Learning to swim and learning a foreign language are analagous activities, in that both are skills learned for different reasons. Few foreign language students will attain "near-native fluency;" nor will many of them become interpreters or teachers. Foreign language teachers must therefore revise priorities, restructure courses, adjust methods,…