Students' Experiences on OBE

This blog is all about the experiences of the students in encountering Outcomes-Based Education.

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Have you wondered about OBE? What will you be experiencing when you will encounter this kind of system? These questions will have an answer to this blog.

What will you experience if you encounter a school that has an Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) System?

The students' outcomes will build on existing knowledge and skills. According to Albert Chan, Chi‐Hung Chan (2009), OBE is conducive to the improvement of student core competencies such as global outlook, critical and creative thinking, social and national responsibility, lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Findings revealed that negative student perceptions of the reliability of the evaluation tool had a detrimental effect on the face validity of the tool and subsequently student engagement with competency-based evaluation and student-centered learning promotion (as cited by J Vet Med Educ,2013). The result - based approach is entirely student-centered, focusing on what students actually know and can do (as cited by Maureen Tam, 2014.)

As stated by Simpsons (2010), the focus on the training of achieving the goals is indeed highly problematic in the present situation of the lack of social workers and the obstacles to education and practice. They should be aligned with the expedition and each learning outcome should be charted to also demonstrate wherein the learning outcomes of the students are formed and assessed in the course. Alvior (2016) defines that outcomes are greater than competences, and when we say competences.

The skills that the school wants to develop amongst learners are alluded to, so that competency-based education is widely used in apprenticeships and vocational training. In conclusion, provides clear evidence of the teaching goals of the lecturers and enable to classify adequate learning as well as evaluation tactics. But again, it is doubtful however that the top down will happen, because although departments are responsible for quality learning, some have typically substantial power over their specific activities.

References:

Alvior, M. G. (2016). The what and the why of OBE. Simply Educate Me. Retrieved from https://simplyeducate.me/2016/05/24/obe-what-why/.

E., J. (2013) Summer ;40(2):128-38. doi: 10.3138/jvme.1112-100R.

C., A., C., C. (2009). A new outcome‐based curriculum: its impact on student core competence, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Vol. 1 Issue: 2, pp.24-32, https://doi.org/10.1108/17581184200900011

Elearningskills, Impact or advantages of outcome based education, retrieved from http://elearningskills.co.za/impact-or-advantages-of-outcome-based-education-obe/

Simpsons, B. (2010). OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION: IS IT RIGHT FOR SOCIAL WORK?. Social Work Journals. 46(3). Retrieved from http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/158/145.