Quickly add outcomes in Canvas to track student learning mastery and integrate with tools like the Learning Mastery Gradebook.
Outcomes in Canvas allow you to define specific skills, competencies, or knowledge that students should achieve. Adding them is a straightforward process within your course.
Steps to Add Outcomes
Adding an outcome or a group of outcomes in your Canvas course involves a few simple steps:
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Navigate to Outcomes:
- To get started, Click the Outcomes link in your Course Navigation Menu. This link provides access to manage all the outcomes defined for your specific course.
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Initiate Outcome Creation:
- Click +Outcome to create a new, single Outcome.
- Alternatively, click +Group to create a new container group to organize multiple related outcomes.
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Define Your Outcome(s):
- Give the Outcome a name. This is the primary identifier for the outcome.
- Optionally, provide a “friendly name”. This is the name the students will see, particularly if you utilize the Learning Mastery Gradebook, making it more accessible for them to understand what they are being assessed on.
- Note: Depending on your institution's settings and any additional configurations (like criterion rating scales, calculation methods), you may have further options to configure at this stage, though the provided reference highlights these initial steps.
Organizing Outcomes
Using outcome groups (+Group) is a great way to structure your learning objectives, especially if you have many outcomes. This helps in organizing complex sets of skills or knowledge areas within your course.
By following these steps, you can begin defining and tracking specific learning objectives for your students directly within your Canvas course environment. Outcomes are a fundamental component for leveraging Canvas's capabilities in assessing and reporting on student mastery.
