Term: Learning outcome (LO,)

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Intended learning outcome, ILO

A learning outcome is a statement of what a student should know and be able to do after they have completed a course or a unit of study. It describes the content, and the level of skills and understanding required. Learning outcomes may also describe how students should learn this.

Guidance note: Course design (including learning outcomes and assessment) | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency. (n.d.). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
Biggs, J. B., & Tang, C. S. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university; (4. ed). McGraw-Hill, Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press.

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Term: Learning outcome (LO,)

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