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Learning Outcomes

Table of Contents

  1. Extrinsic & Intrinsic Outcomes
  2. Types of Outcomes
    1. Declarative Knowledge (Verbal Skills - Gagne 1985 (Cognitive domain: knowledge & comprehension - Bloom)(recall & understanding)1 "Knowing that"
    2. Intellectual Knowledge (Cognitive domain: application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation - Bloom)1
      1. Discrimination
      2. Concepts
        1. Defined Concepts
        2. Concrete Concepts
      3. Principles
      4. Procedures
      5. Problem Solving
    3. Cognitive Strategies
      1. Rehearsal
      2. Elaboration
      3. Organizational
      4. Comprehension Monitoring (metacognition)
      5. Affective
    4. Psychomotor Skills (Motor Skills - Gagne 1985)
      1. Observer
      2. Model
      3. Recognize Standards
      4. Correct
      5. Apply
      6. Coach
    5. Affective
      1. Receiving
      2. Responding
      3. Valuing
      4. Organizing
      5. Characterizing

1 Smith & Ragan, 2005

Learning Outcomes: (is a concept) “this category includes several specific factors that influence the satisfaction of goal accomplishment and the motivation to continue pursuing similar goals.” (Keller in Reigeluth, 1983).

Extrinsic & Intrinsic Learning

Extrinsic learning outcomes occur when environmental influences come from outside of the learner. Intrinsic learning outcomes occurs within the learner through metacognition and emotional factors.