Planning goals and
learning outcomes
With
any institution to flourish, they must work towards a goal and having a plan of
action on how to achieve the goals. It is understood that the planning of
English language learners states that the goal is for their students to be able
to speak English. It is important to come up with a plan of action to include
answers to the following questions “What kind of English? At what level of
proficiency? And for what purpose?” This plan of action must be filled out by
the stakeholders, they are the ones who understand what goals they can attain
and measure to ensure their effectiveness as a program. “In developing goals
for educational programs, curriculum planners draw on their understanding both
of the present and long-term needs of learners and of society as well as the
planners’ beliefs and ideologies about school, learners and teachers (113).”
The
justification for academic rational is that “it aims of curriculum that
stresses the intrinsic value of the subject matter and its role in developing
the learner’s intellect, humanistic values and rationality (114).” The goal
must be able to accomplish what the program was intended to do as well as
continue to expand and think outside the box to ensure that their intentions
are accomplished. The curriculum and teaching methods must help ensure mastery
level of comprehension and understanding and must be able to show evidence
through assessment. With this evidence, they can prove they are an effective
institution of learning that shows its promotion of academic success for its
subjects.
Social
and economic efficiency play a large role in planning goals and learning
outcomes because it emphasizes the practical needs of learners and society and
the role of the educational program in producing productive learners. “People
can improve themselves and their environment through a process of rational
planning (115).” This is true of all plans, with productive reflection and
feedback can change be made to fix problems. The teachers, administration and
the education system have the responsibility to ensure that students are
learning. Not all programs work for all students, that is why it is the
teacher’s responsibility to address the needs of all students by using multiple
strategies when teaching to ensure positive outcomes.
Positive
outcomes come from a well-planned strategy to address the goal. “Aims
statements reflect the ideology of the curriculum and show how the curriculum
will seek to realize it (120).” Aims will best be met when objectives are made
and certain forms of measures placed to ensure the outcomes have been met. The
objectives must be consistent with the curriculum aims so they can be clearly
understood and easy to achieve when it is in line with what the plan of action
is intended for. Not all objectives are welcomed, having them causes some to
think that may serve a negative outcome, and they recommend competency-based
outcome programs instead. These vary depending on the agency and its goal and
what they feel comfortable with using. Here on Guam, using objectives is the
common practice and is expected of teachers to share with students as well as
incorporate in their lesson planning to ensure effectiveness.
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