{"id":33518,"date":"2024-09-27T23:09:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-art-of-crafting-meaningful-measurable-learning-objectives-and-learning-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T23:09:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:09:28","slug":"the-art-of-crafting-meaningful-measurable-learning-objectives-and-learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-art-of-crafting-meaningful-measurable-learning-objectives-and-learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ART OF CRAFTING MEANINGFUL, MEASURABLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">What is a learning objective? What is a learning outcome? While often used interchangeably, these two terms are quite different. Consider this example for clues to those differences. Suppose that you are developing a nursing course on evidence-based practice. A learning outcome might set the goal of utilizing evidence to provide safe, cost-effective patient care. An objective for such an outcome could be locating scholarly literature pertaining to improving care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">In this Discussion, you will further investigate the relationship between learning outcomes and learning objectives and develop both types of objectives for a scenario.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Note<\/strong>: Remember that your Instructor assigned you to a specific Discussion Group A, B, C, or D in Week 2. You will remain in the same group and respond from the perspective of your Discussion group setting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px 60px 0px 20px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 35px; cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\">RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 15px 10px 40px; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto;\">Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"padding: 2px 15px; cursor: auto;\">WEEKLY RESOURCES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px 60px 0px 20px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 35px; cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\">TO PREPARE:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Reflect on the Learning Resources in Weeks 6 and 7. Pay specific attention to alignment between learning activities and learning objectives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Review the media program in this week\u2019s Learning Resources to examine effective approaches to writing meaningful, measurable learning objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">Review the following scenarios and select the one scenario that would apply most directly to your Discussion group setting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 12px 40px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">B: College or University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 12px 40px; cursor: auto;\">You are a nursing faculty member at a university and are developing a new course for an introduction to medical-surgical nursing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">To guide your development of your Discussion post, consider the following questions:\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">What is the overarching learning need illustrated in the scenario? How could this overarching need be expressed in one or more learning outcomes?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">What learning needs to be addressed in order to achieve those outcomes?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">What meaningful learning objectives could you develop to represent the learning needs you have identified?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">How could you use the learning objectives to create an educational, learner-centered activity designed to meet the objectives?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">How can you use the learning objectives to measure whether learning has taken place?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Using your answers to the previous questions, for your scenario, develop two learning outcomes, two learning objectives aligned to those outcomes, and a learning activity keyed to the objectives applicable to the scenario.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\">Posting Directions: When creating your post, use the title: \u201cLearning activity for Scenario _____<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px 60px 0px 20px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 35px; cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\">BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 7<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">In your Group Discussion area,<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">post&nbsp;the following:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Describe the 2 learning outcomes, 2 learning objectives, and 1 learning activity that you developed for the scenario for your Discussion group setting.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Explain the differences between learning outcomes and learning objectives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Explain how the learning outcomes and learning objectives for your activity adhere to these differences.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Explain how these differences would impact other learning in your Discussion group setting.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; padding-left: 5px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\">LEARNING RESOURCES<\/h2>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.3; cursor: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 5px 0px 2px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"kl_panel_0_content\"><span style=\"margin-top: -8px; cursor: auto;\"><\/span><a style=\"padding: 10px 10px 10px 30px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 1em; cursor: auto;\">Required Readings<\/a><\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin: -2px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; line-height: 1.3; cursor: auto;\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"kl_panel_0\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Oermann, M. &amp; Gaberson, K. (2016).<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/waldenu.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/129157\/files\/9867402\">Assessment and the education process<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Download Assessment and the education process<\/span><\/a><\/span>. In<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Evaluation and testing in nursing education<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(5th ed., pp. 3\u201322). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.<br style=\"cursor: auto;\">Credit Line: Evaluation and testing in nursing education New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 5th Edition by Oermann, M., &amp; Gaberson, K. Copyright 2016 by Springer Publishing Company. Reprinted by permission of Springer Publishing Company via the Copyright Clearance Center.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Bjerke, M. B., &amp; Renger, R. (2017).<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Being smart about writing SMART objectives<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Evaluation and Program Planning<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(61), 125\u2013127. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.evalprogplan.2016.12.009<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Herrmann, T., &amp; Leggett, T. (2019). Curriculum mapping:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Aligning content and design<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>. Radiologic Technology, 90(5), 530\u2013533.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Schutte, K., Line, D., &amp; McCullick, C. (2018).<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Using curriculum mapping and visualization to maximize effective change<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>. Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice &amp; Research, 8(2), 81\u201393.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Arkansas State University. (n.d.).<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/waldenu.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/129157\/files\/9867432\">Bloom&#8217;s revised taxonomy<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Download Bloom&#8217;s revised taxonomy<\/span><\/a><\/span>: Cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.astate.edu\/dotAsset\/7a3b152c-b73a-45d6-b8a3-7ecf7f786f6a.pdf&nbsp;<br style=\"cursor: auto;\">(Previously read in Weeks 2, 3, and 7)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Future Learn. (n.d.). Introduction to educational design in higher education:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Constructive alignment example<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/courses\/educational-design\/0\/steps\/26419<br style=\"cursor: auto;\">(Previously reviewed in Week 6)<br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>As you review this web resource, scroll down to the graphic, \u201cMapping PLOs and CLOs\u201d and select \u201cClick to expand\u201d. Once you expand the graphic, you will be able to visualize a mapping of the relationship between the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs). Consider how this example might help you as you create your graphic of your program of study for Part 3 of your Course Project.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Document:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/waldenu.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/129157\/files\/9867603\">Learning Objective Verbs at Each Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy Level (PDF document)<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">Use the Learning Resources and\/or the best available evidence from current literature to support your post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a learning objective? What is a learning outcome? While often used interchangeably, these two terms are quite different. Consider this example for clues to those differences. Suppose that you are developing a nursing course on evidence-based practice. A learning outcome might set the goal of utilizing evidence to provide safe, cost-effective patient care. 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