Outcomes express the specific intended results of the teaching of the syllabus. They are derived from the content of the syllabus and arranged in Stages.
In a programmed unit of work students will work towards achieving several outcomes. It is not expected that students will achieve any one outcome in any single unit of work.
Where previous syllabuses provided some description of what could be taught, as well as broad intentions regarding student learning outcomes (through aims and objectives), there was little to support teachers in relation to standards beyond their own school-based experiences. What was missing were specified standards on which curriculum planning could be developed and teaching practice based, and from which student progress could be monitored.
It is now easier to identify what we expect students both to learn about and to learn to do. The ways in which students are taught and assessed are now framed by these standards.
You may view the tables of outcomes here – |
