1. Outcome Based Education

2. OBE => Outcome Based Education
Outcome => Output => Result / Product =>
University Product => Performance of Graduates & Alumni
OBE is a process that involves assessment and evaluation practices in education to reflect the attainment of expected learning and showing mastery in the program area.
Program => e.g. Civil Engineering/ Electrical Engineering etc.,
Students => Learning in a program
Graduates => Just passed the program
Alumni => Ex-students, now working

3. Domains of Engineering Program
Cognitive => Engineering Knowledge
Psychomotor => Skills learnt by moving body parts
Affective => Attitude / ethical values / manners
ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Cognitive
(Knowledge – K)
Psychomotor
(Skill – S)
Affective
(Attitude – A)

4. Benefits of OBE More directed & rational curriculum.
Graduates will be more “relevant” to the industry / field.
Enhances public relations.
Improve avenues for internships and jobs.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is in place.

5. Objectives / Outcomes PEOs => Program Educational Objectives
(Assessed from Stake Holders (Alumni etc.) after 4-5 years of graduation)
PLOs => Program Learning Outcomes
(Assessed from graduates at the time of graduation)
CLOs => Course Learning Outcomes
(Assessed from students after each course)

6. Program Educational Objectives
(PEOs)
The graduates have exhibited their proficiency of applying the knowledge (mathematics, science, engineering) & skills (modern tools) to solve at least one complex engineering problem related to civil engineering.
The graduates are working as successful civil engineers for socio-economic, environment-friendly development at national and/or international level.
The graduates are able to lead and promote the team work to tackle the complex engineering problems.
They exhibit good communication skills, high professional ethics, and continuous urge to enhance their knowledge.

7. Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
At the time of graduation, the graduate must be able to have:
Note: Each student has to achieve passing score in each PLO

8. Example of CLO - PLO Mapping

9. Bloom’s Taxonomy

10. Contents Out Come Based (OBE) Education System Stake Holders for OBE
Main Domains of Engineering Program
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy Quiz
Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Paper Setting

11. Outcome Based Education (OBE)
That System of Education in which first we set future Objectives / Outcomes for Students, Graduates and Alumni / Employer, then we assess and evaluate them, and on the basis of evaluation results we continuously improve it.
Objectives / Outcomes for:
Students => CLOs
Graduates => PLOs
Alumni / Employer => PEOs

12. Stake Holders for OBE OBE Introduction / dissemination to: Faculty
Technical Staff
Administrative Staff
Students
Alumni
Employer
Parents

13. What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a chart of ideas
A Taxonomy is an arrangement of ideas
or a way to group things together
Named after the creator, Benjamin Bloom

14. You may see the levels organized differently in other charts
Bloom’s Taxonomy
You may see the levels organized differently in other charts

15. Who is Dr. Benjamin Bloom??
He was a teacher, thinker, & inventor
He worked at a college
He created a list about how we think about thinking

16. The levels of thinking
There are six levels of learning according to Dr. Bloom
The levels build on one another. The six levels all have to do with thinking.
Level one is the lowest level of thinking
Level six is the highest level of thinking
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

17. New names??
Some people have renamed these levels to make them easier to remember
Some people even switch the last two levels around
Knowledge- Remembering
Comprehension- Understanding
Application- Applying
Analysis- Analyzing
Synthesis- Creating
Evaluation- Evaluation

18. 1. Knowledge or Remembering
observation and recall of information
knowledge of dates, events, places
knowledge of major ideas
Key words: list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, state, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc.

19. 2. Comprehension or Understanding
understanding information
grasp meaning
translate knowledge into new context
interpret facts, compare, contrast
predict consequences
Key words: summarize, describe, interpret, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend

20. 3. Application or Applying
use information
use methods, concepts, theories in new situations
solve problems using required skills or knowledge
Key words: apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, classify

21. 4. Analysis or Analyzing seeing patterns organization of parts
recognition of hidden meanings
identification of components
Key words: analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, infer

22. 5. Evaluation or Evaluating
compare and discriminate between ideas
assess value of theories, presentations
make choices based on reasoned argument
make judgments
Key words assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, discriminate, support, conclude

23. 6. Synthesis or Creating use old ideas to create new ones
generalize from given facts
relate knowledge from several areas
predict, draw conclusions
Key words: create, design, invent,
combine, integrate, modify,
rearrange, plan,
compose, formulate, prepare,
generalize

24. New Bloom’s Taxonomy

26. lower order Intermediate Higher order Creating Evaluating Analyzing
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
lower order
Intermediate
Higher order

27. lower order
Intermediate
Higher order

28. lower order
Intermediate
Higher order

29. Sources http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloo m.html ng

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