OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION: PRINCIPLES AND …

1 OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION: PRINCIPLES AND POSSIBILITIES Dr Roy KillenFaculty of education , University of Newcastle, AustraliaThis paper explores some of the basic PRINCIPLES of OUTCOMES-BASED education and relates themto the Australian school and vocational education context. It is intended to help teachers2understand how they can translate the theory and philosophy of OBE into practical action in theirinstructional planning, teaching and assessment of student3 learning. The paper recognises thatOBE has critics as well as advocates, and responds briefly to some of the concerns that arecommonly expressed about OBE. In several respects, the paper is deliberately provocative,challenging teachers to question their current teaching practices and to find ways in which someof the philosophies of OUTCOMES-BASED education can be incorporated into their teaching. Thepaper does not attempt to be a complete treatise on OBE. Rather, it introduces some ideas thatare central to OBE and suggests ways in which these ideas could be explored in greater quality of an educational system can be judged from at least three perspectives: the inputs tothe system, what happens within the system, and the outputs from the system.

2 that is normally implied when outcomes-based education (OBE) is being discussed, and the term is used in that way throughout this paper. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES …

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