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In April 2011, The CPE PhD, LLC became Course Outcomes, LLC. The training materials are referred to in this packet are owned and copyrighted by Course Outcomes, LLC and can only be used for free trainings. They may not be rebranded nor sold without express written permission from Course Outcomes. Course Outcomes and The CPE PhD

Aligning Course Outcomes, Course Instruction, and Course Assessments Part 1 of 3

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Aligning Outcomes, Instruction, and Assessment (3 trainings). There is an entire field dedicated to the science of instruction. This training will provide the tools to review your existing courses to see if they are following the best practices of planning, delivering, and assessing learning outcomes of your course. Visit www.courseoutcomes.com to learn more.

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  • 1. In April 2011, The CPE PhD, LLC became Course Outcomes, LLC. The training materials are referred to in this packet are owned and copyrighted by Course Outcomes, LLC and can only be used for free trainings. They may not be rebranded nor sold without express written permission from Course Outcomes.
    Course Outcomes and The CPE PhD

2. Thank you for using The CPE PhDs training services. The content of this training is copyrighted by The CPE PhD and may not be resold, repackaged, or printed for profit.Organization Members may download and repackage materials for their organization but not for profit without express written permission from The CPE PhD.
Intro Slide
3. Managing Directors Message
An introduction to hour 1: General instructional
objectives and specific learner outcomes
4. Overview Plan
Basic Course Development
5. Establish clearly what you want those enrolled in the course to know, feel, and/or do as a result of taking the course.
Step 1
6. Develop an assessment plan
Pre-assessment, post-assessment, assessments during the course, assessment for learning.
Certification (cut-score, competency)
Norm-reference or criterion-reference
Performance assessment
Self-assessment
Step 2
7. Develop assessments that produce evidence from which you can conclude that those enrolled in the course know, feel, and/or do that which is expected by course end (i.e., targeted learning outcomes).
Step 3
8. With the targeted learning outcomes as a guide, prepare a curriculum that sequences the course in a way that builds student knowledge and/or skills in an incremental fashion.
Step 4
9. Pilot test the course and the assessments to evaluate the degree to which the course achieves its objective.
Step 5
10. Course Objectives and Specific Learning Outcomes
Part I
11. Purpose of this Training
In order for a course to receive accreditation from the majority of accrediting organizations the following evidence must be provided:

  • The learning outcomes of the course

12. Evidence that the objectives, instruction, and testing are aligned. 13. Evidence that learning outcomes are being achieved.Armed with this information the accrediting body compares the evidence provided with those fromother comparable courses.A determination is then made regarding whether or not the course receives accreditation.
14. Purpose of this Training
The purpose of this training is to familiarize you with a standard vocabulary that communicates the learning outcomes of the courses you teach.
This will make it possible to demonstrate evidence that -

  • the objectives, instruction, and testing are aligned.

15. learning outcomes are being achieved.