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6.0 OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION (OBE)
DEFINITION OF TERMS
6.1: Outcome Based Education (OBE)
Outcome Based Education (OBE) is an education philosophy that focuses on the graduate outcomes after completing
an academic programme. It also focuses on empirical measurement on students’ performance. It is known as a method
of curriculum design and teaching that focuses on what students can actually do after they are taught. It does not specify
or require any particular style of teaching or learning. It is a student centered approach that focuses on student’s learning.
It starts with a clear picture of what you want the students to learn, why do you want them to learn, how can you best
make students learn it and how will you know what they have learnt. Thus, OBE involves the restructuring of curriculum
and assessment that reflects achievement of high learning order and mastery learning.
6.2: The Importance of OBE
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