Hello,
I have previously talked about
reforms required in the current education system highlighting few flaws of the
education system as we know it. One of the ways in which change can happen is
via certain kinds of transformations one of which is the subject of today’s
post.
Outcome based education (OBE) is a Bloom’s
Taxonomy-driven (via usage of action-verbs) student-centered instruction model
that focuses on measuring student performance through Program (PO/PSOs) and
Course Outcomes (COs). In the OBE model, the required knowledge and skill sets
for a particular degree programme are predetermined and students are exposed in
accordance to the best practices in curriculum preparation, teaching
pedagogical strategies, and evaluation methodology for the duration of a
respective program.
OBE-based Attainment
in a degree program is measured via direct and indirect measures wherein direct
measures such as PO/PSO or CO Attainments require students to demonstrate their
knowledge and skills thereby providing tangible, visible, and self-explanatory
evidence of what a student have and have not learned as a result of a course,
program, or activity, i.e. actual student work is measured or assessed. On the
other hand, the indirect measures consider feedbacks, opinions, thoughts, or
perceptions from students' or alumni's own knowledge, skills, attitudes,
learning experiences, or academic services received during the program.
Indirect measures supplement direct measures of learning by providing
information about how and why learning occurred.
Thank you for reading and I hope
you’ll find this post useful and in case if you wish to add any additional
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