Observable Outcomes
An observable outcome is a desired learning result expressed as a behavior, artifact, decision, or performance that a third party could witness and evaluate from the outside. Observable outcomes use Bloom's L3–L6 verbs: apply, analyze, evaluate, create. Outcomes expressed in terms of internal states — *understand*, *know*, *appreciate* — are not observable and do not qualify.
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- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Bloom's taxonomy is a six-level hierarchy of cognitive skills — remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create — originally published by Benjamin Bloom in 1956 and revised by Lorin Anderson…
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- Backward design is an approach to designing learning experiences that starts with the desired observable outcome and works backward to the activities, content, and sequencing that will produce it.…
- Transformation-Centered Design
- Transformation-centered design is a workshop design philosophy that measures success by observable behavior change, not by information delivered or satisfaction scored. Every design decision, from…
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Transformation-centered design is a workshop design philosophy that measures success by observable behavior change, not by information delivered or satisfaction scored.