Learning Outcome Assessment Matrix

Learning Outcome Assessment Matrix
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In education there is always need for assessment. This assessment is not just needed to evaluate the learner’s performance, but there is need to also evaluate the success of the teacher in delivering the content. There are various tools used in teaching evaluation. One of such methods is the learning outcome assessment matrix, which is very commonly used in different higher level institutions. This tool is very effective in assessing success of teaching at different levels. This view emanates from the different spheres of teaching that are captured in this tool.
The learning outcome assessment matrix is a crucial tool for evaluating teacher effectiveness in teaching. This tool contains different aspects of teaching which make it very reliable. First, the goal of teaching is captured. The overarching goal denotes the broad and generalized statement of what is to be learned. Raurell-Torredà, Olivet-Pujol, Romero-Collado et al (2015) disclose that; the goal of teaching is usually a general statement but must adhere to the intended course of the subject area. Another aspect of this tool is the desired learning outcome. This aspect touches on the narrow and specific learning outcome which the teacher intents the students to have achieved by the end of a lesson. This is very crucial because; without achievement of this narrow goal, there is no success in the efforts of the teacher. Such narrow objectives must be made concrete and measurable for them to be achieved and to facilitate evaluation. The other crucial aspect of this tool is the teaching methods. These must be in line with the content being taught as well as the level of the learners. Assessment is the other aspect of this tool which makes it useful. Lane, Peia Oakes, Powers et al (2015) note that; the aspect of assessment touches on the evaluation methods used by the teacher to ascertain the extent to which teaching and learning has been successful. The assessment methods must be in line with the desired learning goal as well as the level of the learners.
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In the organization, the learning outcome assessment matrix is used on basis of the different aspects to ascertain the effectiveness of a teacher in delivery of content and assessing the learners. Weurlande, Söderberg, Scheja et al (2012) note that; in view of the overarching goal, the goal stated by the teachers is evaluated to ascertain whether it matches the content of the subject and whether it is in line with the level of the learners. This aspect is very crucial because it influences the other aspects cu as the desired learning outcome as well as the teaching methods. The desired learning outcome that the teacher has come up with is evaluated to see...