{"id":27323,"date":"2017-06-14T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/?page_id=27323"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:42:36","slug":"writing-learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/planning-assessment\/program-learning-outcomes-assessment\/writing-learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Learning outcomes<\/strong><\/em><\/span> identify what students will know and be able to do by the end of a course or program. They should be framed as statements that describe significant and essential learning that students can demonstrate and should represent your highest aspirations for your students. Even learning outcomes that seem ineffable or difficult to quantify (frequently seen in arts and humanities disciplines) can usually be assessed by some measure and should be included in program learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>This page contains a collection of resources for faculty on how to write program learning outcomes that accurately reflect the primary mission of the program and that are measurable and useful for assessment purposes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2017\/06\/Creating-Learning-Outcomes-Stanford.pdf\">Creating Learning Outcomes (Stanford)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/teaching-resources\/course-design\/\">Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2013\/10\/Anderson-Krathwohl-Revision-to-Blooms-Taxonomy-of-Educational-Objectives.pdf\">Anderson &amp; Krathwohl\u2013Revision to Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2017\/06\/11.3.15-Assessment-Teaching-Talk-Developing-Learning-Outcomes_PPT.pdf\">11.3.15 Assessment Teaching Talk, Developing Learning Outcomes_PPT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Examples of Outcomes &amp; Assessment Plans<\/h3>\n<p><span><strong>Undergraduate:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2015\/04\/Sample-Assessment-Report-for-Undergraduate-Program.pdf\">Sample Assessment Report for Undergraduate Program<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2013\/08\/Examples-of-Undergraduate-Program-Outcomes3.pdf\">U. of Maryland: Examples of Undergraduate Program Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2013\/08\/Oregon-Undergradute-English-Assessment-Plan1.pdf\">Oregon\u2013Undergradute English Assessment Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chemistry.berkeley.edu\/student_info\/USLI\/chemistry\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley: Chemistry Learning Goals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC Berkeley: Chemistry Learning Goals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>PhD:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2015\/04\/Sample-Assessment-Report-for-MA-or-PhD-Program.pdf\">Sample Assessment Report for MA or PhD Program<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/files\/2013\/10\/PhD-Program-In-Womens-Studies-University-of-Maryland.pdf\">U. of Maryland: Women\u2019s Studies Program Goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/psych.rutgers.edu\/academics\/graduate\/phd-degree-learning-goals-and-assessment\" title=\"Rutgers: Psychology Learning Goals &amp; Assessment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rutgers: Psychology Learning Goals &amp; Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.rutgers.edu\/academics\/graduate\/program-information\/phd-degree\/phd-learning-goals-and-assessment\" title=\"Rutgers: Art History Learning Goals &amp; Assessment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rutgers: Art History Learning Goals &amp; Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/linguistics.georgetown.edu\/graduate\/phd-programs\/goals\/\" title=\"Georgetown: Linguistics Learning Goals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgetown: Linguistics Learning Goals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>Other Graduate\/Graduate Professional Degrees:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/faculty\/bu-cares\/\" title=\"BUSM Institutional Learning Objectives (BU CARES)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUSM Institutional Learning Objectives (BU CARES)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning outcomes identify what students will know and be able to do by the end of a course or program. 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