Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Process

Aligning learning outcomes with learning process is crucial in designing outcome-based education framework. Models of teaching are specific instructional strategies intended to produce specific outcomes. Different families of models of teching help a teacher to use appropriate teaching models suitable for acquiring specific outcomes. Selcetion of appropriate methods of teaching is also critical in designing a curriculum framework using OBE Methods of teaching are divided into didactic, socratic and facilitative methods considering the role of instructor and learners. Didactic methods are more teacher centric and methods like lecture, socialized recitation, advance organiszer model and story telling methods are examples of didactic methods. Socratic methods encourage teacher pupil interaction in the classroom while facilitative methods look for more role of students and teachers role as facilitator. Judicious use of different methods and models of teaching relevant to the learning outcomes ensures alignment of learning outcomes with learning process.