Commonly-used Outcomes (Outcomes = goals, objectives) Commonly-used outcomes are: Problem with this outcome… Examples that need improvement: Teacher centered Focus on what the teacher will do rather than what the student will do I will expose students to health careers Passive Exposure ≠ learning Students will attend a play Lower order Focus on knowledge (memorizing) or understanding Students will identify parts of the body Students will describe how circuits work Nonspecific Learning, critical thinking, leadership = many different skills Students will learn about databases Students will use critical-thinking skills Students will develop leadership skills Indirect measure of learning Measures attitudes or perceptions vs. skills Students will have increased interest in… Students will appreciate… Students will be excited about… Not meaningful to students Students cannot see how they will use these skills in the future Students will classify elements

Improved Outcomes (Outcomes = goals, objectives) Good outcomes are These outcomes are good sicne they By the end of this course, I hope you will be able to… Student centered Focus on what the student will be able do align their goals with health-career options Active Exposure ≠ learning write a critical review of a play Higher order Focus on application, analysis, evaluation, synthesis predict diseases based on problems with body parts build circuits Specific Use a specific verb for a specific learning, critical thinking, leadership, teamwork skill choose credible sources from databases differentiate x from y address destructive conflict constructively Direct measure of learning Measure skills vs. attitudes or perceptions apply z to a new situation calculate… create a… Meaningful to students Allow students to see how they these skills can be used in the future use the periodic table to predict reactions evaluate news stories for credible evidence