Aligning Learning Experiences with Course Outcomes

Rationale

“Give students a chance to do the discipline before they fully know it, discovering the basic information while engaging in problem solving, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating, theory making, and the discovery of ambiguities and contingencies in anything they study. Get them physically, emotionally, and mentally involved in the process” (Bain, 2021, p. 33).

Practices

Align learning activities to learning objectives and course outcomes
Integrate students’ prior experiences and cultural wealth
Design opportunities for students to practice core skills
Use a taxonomy to scaffold learning activities
Determine the frequency of learning activities
Integrate effortful learning experiences
i. Integrate desirable difficulties
ii. Incorporate interleaved and spaced practice
iii. Integrate retrieval practice
Identify and address muddiest points
Help students track their progress

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Aligning Learning Experiences with Course Outcomes

Rationale

Practices

Align learning activities to learning objectives and course outcomes

Integrate students’ prior experiences and cultural wealth

Design opportunities for students to practice core skills

Use a taxonomy to scaffold learning activities

Determine the frequency of learning activities

Integrate effortful learning experiences

i. Integrate desirable difficulties

ii. Incorporate interleaved and spaced practice

iii. Integrate retrieval practice

Identify and address muddiest points

Help students track their progress