Background context, examples and recommendations in view of internal and external quality assurance.
The use of learning outcomes (LO) in higher education has gained considerably in importance in recent years. This development is widely expected to have positive effects on the quality of study programmes. The book highlights the challenges an opportunities of using the learning outcomes approach in higher education, focussing on internal and external processes of quality assurance.
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 outlines recent European and national developments and discusses central concepts and definitions. Part 2 includes recommendations and examples on how to use learning outcomes in internal and external quality assurance and on how to promote the use of learning outcomes in higher education.
This publication is only available in German.