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College courses are generally developed because of current fashion in the field and/or student and faculty interest in some topic without reference to departmental or programmatic goals. Current calls and needs for accountability in higher education demand a more organized approach. A computer program, ToolBook 1.53, which provides information to the instructor about systematic development of courses and assessment of student outcomes, is described. The program supports the construction of outcome-oriented learning objectives and corresponding assessment techniques. Instructors who used this program to learn about how to construct such objectives showed an increase in knowledge and evaluated the program positively. Using the information provided in this program leads to an integrated approach to course design and development in which course objectives are linked to the college mission statement through departmental or program objectives.
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Petty, L.C., Lynch, E.A. & Rosen, E.F. A ToolBook computer program to develop course objectives and assessment measures. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 25, 281–286 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204510
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204510