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Learning Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes should:

Include active-verb description of specific point or task that students will accomplish or reach
Be specific and measurable
Be part of a degree program assessment plan that includes no less than three (3) specific statements of student learning (best practices are typically 4 to 6 "SLOs" and discipline-specific requirements may expect more)
Relate to college and university level learning outcomes

Developing Outcomes:

Use the following sentence templates when constructing a learning outcome:

Graduates of this program will be able to (specific skill or competency).
[Target population] will [cognitive/affective/psychomotor action verb] [context specific action]

Target Population Examples:

Programs: Graduates of _(degree)_in _(program)_ will…
Courses: Students who complete _(course)_ will…

Observable and Measurable Action Verbs: Example Bloom’s taxonomy:

Level	Goal	Observable & Measurable Verbs
Remembering	Recalling facts and basic concepts	Define, duplicate, list, memorize, recognize, repeat, state, identify, name, label.
Understanding	Explaining ideas or concepts	Classify, describe, discuss, explain, locate, report, select, translate, paraphrase.
Applying	Using information in new situations	Dramatize, employ, execute, illustrate, implement, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use.
Analyzing	Drawing connections among ideas	Categorize, compare, contrast, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test.
Evaluating	Justifying a stand or decision	Appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, critique, weigh, recommend.
Creating	Producing new or original work	Assemble, construct, design, develop, formulate, author, investigate, propose, synthesize, write.

Credit: Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching (based on Bloom's 2001 revised taxonomy)

Context Specific Action:

Keep specific to the program or course – a topic/concept students would not be able to learn, value or gain skill without this specific educational experience

For more information, download this Program Learning Outcomes Quick Guide (PDF)