Outcomes Based Education (OBE)

What is OBE?

  • educational program includes:
    • well defined outcomes
    • graduates with skills
    • graduates with abilities
    • meet needs of stakeholders

Elements of OBE:

  • defining educational objectives or goals
  • defining educational outcomes that the graduates would be able to do at the time of graduation
  • identifying the stakeholders and their involvement in articulating and evaluating the education objectives and outcomes

OBE in general:

  1. clarify intended learning outcomes
  2. collect data on student attainment of outcomes
  3. feedback data to academics for improvement
  4. design aligned teaching, learning and assessment

* Adapted from BC4DCP course by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazihah

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