Student attainment on outcomes

If a qualified instructor has implemented an outline based on student learning outcomes and has assessed that learning during a term, at the end of the term the instructor knows the strengths and weaknesses of the students. Instructors, however, rarely sit down and reflectively write this information or share this information.

Working with their unit supervisor and with other faculty teaching that same course, a focus group would work outcome by outcome through the outline. A dialog on the learning attainment of the students would be held, with notes on each outcome made by the unit supervisor.

Although indirect, this information can be very accurate if a careful, and thoughtful discussion is had. The agreement with an item analysis was argued for in a separate document.