1. OUTCOME BASED HIGHER EDUCATION
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE THROUGH
LEARNING OUTCOMES
A H KALRO

2. THE PAST India the cradle of modern civilization
Known for its phenomenal contributions to science, mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, political science, economics, administration, and many other fields
Home of the first universities
Attracted scholars and thinkers from all over the world

3. EDUCATION
We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own feet.
Swami Vivekananda

4. EDUCATION
Education is not merely possessing knowledge and data. It is building in the learner an awareness of the situation in which he lives, and of his own potential and limitations in dealing with this situation. It is not the content alone that is important, but the method as well, for it implies that the learner is fully involved and active in the learning process.
Paulo Freire

5. THE EARLY CONCERNS Universities-centers of scholarship
Protection of academic freedom
Should there be monitoring?
Who should regulate?
What should be regulated?

6. PRESENT ISSUES Contemporariness Relevance
Employability of our graduates
Responsibility content of jobs
Placement of graduates
Viability of educational institutions
Regulation

7. OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION
Focus on outcomes and not inputs
Outcomes include knowledge, skills, attitudes and values
Knowledge generation is also an important outcome
Student centric
Quality assurance

8. THE NEED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
The growth in higher education
The need for greater accountability
Emergence of private including for profit providers of education
Increased internationalization
Need for recognition of qualifications from different countries
Increasing diversity in delivery

9. LEARNING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Objectives - Blooms Taxonomy
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

10. WHAT ARE LEARNING OUTCOMES
They are statements of what a learner is expected to know and understand after completion of a process of learning
How this achievement can be demonstrated

11. VARIED VIEWS Specific Event Or Task Entire Degree Programme
Instruction Planning
Curriculum Development
Process Oriented Open ended
Limited Measurability
Result Oriented Full ended Measurable
Accountability and Oversight
Specific Event
Or Task
Entire Degree Programme
Ashwin and Sweetman (2016)

12. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Is knowledge and scholarship enhanced?
Does value addition happen?
Are employment opportunities enhanced?
Is an enabling learning environment facilitated?
Is the intellectual and academic landscape enriched?
Does it harness future leaders?
Does it improve education and training for future opportunities of employment and entrepreneurship?
Does it fuel the engine of economic and social development of the region and country?
Does it promote critical thinking, debate and understanding?

13. ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE Learning strategies Learning approaches
Learning tools

14. LEARNING STRATEGIES Make learning relevant to the big picture
Teach through the disciplines
Develop thinking skills to encourage understanding in different contexts
Encourage transfer of learning
Teach how to learn to learn or metacognition
Address misunderstandings directly
Promote teamwork
Exploit technology to support learning
Foster students’ creativity
Saavendra and Opfer (2012)

15. LEARNING APPROACHES Personalized and customized learning
Collaborative learning
Informal learning
Experiential learning
Project and problem based learning
Blended learning
Structured learning

16. LEARNING TOOLS Strategic questioning
Capitalize on learners interest in mobile technologies
Leverage social media
Promote anytime anywhere learning
Redefine teacher roles and functions
Cynthia Scott (2015)

17. THANK YOU