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Outcomes-based Education
The development and implementation of clear expectations regarding undergraduate and graduate student learning outcomes is a key feature of learner-centered education. With the implementation of the new Quality Assurance Framework and the Degree Level Expectations, Ontario has adopted a learner-centered, outcomes-based educational model, an approach that focuses on the intended learning outcomes that result from instruction.
Outcomes-based education has a number of advantages for instructors, educational developers, administrators and students, including:
- Providing a strategic way to enhance the quality of teaching and learning;
- Helping to ensure the approval and accreditation of new and existing programs;
- Providing a mechanism for ensuring accountability and quality assurance;
- Helping students to take responsibility for their own learning;
- Providing a means for students to articulate the knowledge, skills and experience acquired during their program;
- Providing a framework for collaborative curriculum planning;
- Providing a tool for evaluating and improving the curriculum; and
- Helping to encourage continuity between undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education.
To view a brief video on outcomes-based education, click here.