Outcome-Based Education
Definition
"Outcome-based education (OBE) is a process that involves the restructuring of curriculum, assessment and reporting practices in the education to reflect the achievement of a high order learning and mastery rather than the accumulation of course credits"
(Tucker, 2004).
In 1993, Research Roundup published a collection of reviews that described outcomes-based education (OBE) as “a controversial model of educational restructuring,” where learning was defined as a clear demonstration of what a student can know and show.
Almost two and a half decades later, the concept of organizing curriculum, content, and learning activities around specific, demonstrable outcomes is still rather controversial.
To make matters more challenging, terms such as competencies and competency-based learning, mastery and mastery-based learning are often used in the same sentence to describe different aspects of the same idea.
If we’re to thoughtfully unbox the ways these terms and models differ, let’s start with how they’re similar since they all focus on what a learner should be able to know and do.
What is outcomes-based education (OBE)?
First and foremost, OBE is an organizational structure. It’s a way to structure content around activities that lead to the demonstrable proficiency of a specific skill, knowledge, or behaviour. As a learning model, OBE is non-prescriptive. Instead, it offers a handful of principles that are worth considering in more detail.
Student-centred
As a learning model, outcomes-based education starts by asking: what does a learner need to do to demonstrate mastery of a particular skill, knowledge, or behaviour? Such an approach puts student needs front and centre of the learning design process.
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Ideas for Teachers - Activities for Students
How to encourage students to practice what they have learnt.
1. The School Newspaper
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A class or school newspaper is an excellent, stimulating vehicle for integrating all writing skills.
- It will allow students to showcase their particular interest and talents.
- It will foster the O.B.E. principles of co-operative learning.
- The contents should be topical and relevant to the students. It should encapsulate and reflect their world.
- The nature of the newspaper will depend on its objectives and the frequency of its publication.
Suggested Contents:
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Title of Newspaper
Front page - featured articles
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Editorial
School news
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School successes
Individual successes
Sport
Visiting personalities
Teacher of the month
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Cultural happenings
Forthcoming events
Letters to the Editor
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Community involvement
Outings
Advertisements
Classifieds
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Competitions
Crossword Puzzles
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2. The School magazine
A class or school magazine is also an excellent, enjoyable means of integrating all writing skills.
- It reinforces the writing process.
- It puts O.B.E. principles into practice as it makes use of group work, planning, application and assessment.
- It accommodates differences in interests, personalities and abilities.
The Following Could be Explored and Covered:
Title of magazine
Editorial
Contents
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Articles
The Short Story
Letters to the Editor
Fashion
Travel
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Sport
Current Affairs
Interviews
Children's Page
Advice Collumn
Crosswords
Competitions
Reviews - Books, Films, Theatres, Music, Restaurants
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Advertisements
Computer Information
Recipes
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Jokes and Riddles
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Horoscopes
Consult various magazines and newspapers for ideas.
Source: EBH Joubert. English Grammar
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