Developing learning outcomes at departmental level: Puzzles and possibilities

Developing learning outcomes at departmental level: Puzzles and possibilities

• Chan, Kam Wing Paul The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Ng, Tsui San Teresa The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Lam, Tak Shing John The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Chan, Kin Sang Jacqueline The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Yu, Wai Ming The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2010

2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research: Teacher Education for the Future: International Perspectives (2010: The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FC Critical Thinking, Learning Techniques, Time

Departmental Learning Outcomes Teacher Education Outcome-based Learning

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

In response to the open invitation of the University Grants Committee's (UGC) to adopt Outcome-based learning (OBL) in higher education sector, universities and institutes have started reforming their curriculum by using the outcome-based approach in Hong Kong since 2004. In the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) since 2007, seven generic outcomes expected of graduates were generated for learning outcomes to be further developed at different levels, such as faculty and department. In the following years, learning outcomes of various formats were formulated within departments under a "bottom-up" approach. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) succeeded in constructing a set of six departmental learning outcomes after gaining the consensus of faculty members within the department. In the process, key features of the department and desired attributes of the graduates among thirteen core modules from Bachelor degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas were identified and reviewed and main principles of OBL were considered at the same time. This paper examines the puzzles and challenge we faced in the reform process and shares our experiences and insights gained from such curriculum reform in teacher education.

Paper presented at the 2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research: Teacher Education for the Future: International Perspectives

• English

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2014-12-30