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1. Context and IssuesALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF LEARNING OUTCOMES:• Most countries express their curriculum in terms of what thestudent will cover – the course content.• An input-focused approach is employed.• Programmes are expressed in terms of time taken, accessrequirements, staffing and resources.• Qualification descriptions are articulated in general terms,often in relation to other qualifications (higher or lower) inundeveloped qualification frameworks.• A strong emphasis is put on student workload (time measures).
1. Context and IssuesLEARNING OUTCOMES AND EDUCATIONAL REFORM:• The use of learning outcomes is intimately linked to theadoption of student-centred learning.• Learning outcomes are a integral part of output-focusedapproach to teaching, learning and assessment.• The role of the teacher moves towards being afacilitator/manager of the learning process.• Learning outcomes relate to external reference points(qualifications descriptors, levels, level descriptors, subjectbenchmark statements) that constitute ‘new style’ qualificationframeworks.
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