{"id":459,"date":"2015-01-30T08:20:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T08:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/loproject\/?p=459"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:23:59","slug":"studentlos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/loproject\/2015\/01\/30\/studentlos\/","title":{"rendered":"Students developing their own learning outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a recent post <\/a>I questioned how we might frame the concept of learning outcomes (LOs)\u00a0from the students’ perspective.\u00a0 I was interested particularly in developing a student-focused definition of LOs that\u00a0goes beyond LOs simply as statements of what a student will know, understand or be able to do at the end of a learning period.\u00a0 In our ‘Learning Outcomes Project’ we are currently\u00a0working on engaging students in developing their own LOs but for this we need a definition of LOs that\u00a0represents\u00a0what we are asking students to consider as LOs.\u00a0 And for us, student-focused LOs should connect students to the broader context of their learning in a way that encourages them to think about their wider aims and personal goals, as well as the specific types of knowledge and skills that they want to gain.\u00a0 In my previous post, I argued that\u00a0a student-focused definition of LOs:<\/p>\n

has to engage with the experiences and knowledge that they will be bringing to that particular learning situation. Overall, the process of developing LOs with students has to engage them in thinking about and reflecting on themselves as learners and the learning journey that they want to take.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My continued reflections after writing this post led me to develop the following definition of LOs that would hopefully convey this broader context of learning to students and help them to develop their own LOs that will be personal and meaningful to them:<\/p>\n

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In a brainstorming session with a colleague we tinkered with this definition a little bit further until we were happy with the following final version:<\/p>\n

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Learning outcomes are statements concerning what you would like to have accomplished in your learning by the end of a module or degree programme. Learning outcomes may focus on:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n