learning goals

Heather J. Hether Talks About Assessment

  • by Kara Moloney
Understand what students are learning

Heather J. Hether, Associate Professor of Teaching Communication, explains how clarifying and communicating her goals for student learning supports students and provides her valuable and actionable information about student achievement in her courses.

Teacher articulating goals

What do you expect students to learn?

Articulate expectations 

The process of developing learning outcomes invites faculty to reflect on, and then translate, that embodied disciplinary knowledge into clear expectations for students in their majors. We wouldn't want to leave something as important as student learning and success to guesswork.  

Educational equity depends on individual and collective capacity to reflect on, and clearly articulate, learning goals for students.

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