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Foundations

Integral concepts in Curriculum Development

“What concepts and skills must the learner know to demonstrate the outcome?”

Determining concepts that learners must understand and skills that learners must demonstrate is essential in the second step of OBE curriculum development.

  • Begin by brainstorming a list of concepts that learners need to understand.
  • Test the concepts to ensure they contain key words to describe the main ideas.
  • Test the skills to ensure they contain action words to describe the necessary skills.
  • This map may assist as a tool for outlining major concepts and skills.

Do the concepts contain key words to describe the main ideas? Do the skills contain action words to describe the necessary skills?

Use this template to assess the quality of the concepts and skills.