1. 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

2. 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