How to create student
learning outcomes?
lCourse planning
lWhat knowledge or skills will students demonstrate after taking this course?
lHow will I assess this knowledge?
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lTaxonomies of learning, e.g., Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive of Cognitive Levels
lBloom B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Co Inc.
Where do student learning outcomes come from?

Partly they should come from your course planning. As part of your course planning you should think carefully about what knowledge or skills students will demonstrate, and also how you will assess this.

But you also need a way to operationalize the course objectives. For that, I have found taxonomies of learning, such as Bloom’s taxonomy very helpful. I know that there are many other taxonomies, and ones for other domains. Because the course that I teach tend to be focused on cognitive skills, and my preferred learning styles tend toward cognitive and abstract, I’m very comfortable with Bloom’s taxonomy.