CBE For Admins: Canvas Outcomes

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Canvas Outcomes

What are Canvas Outcomes?

• Outcomes enables the administration and faculty to track students’ progress as measured by pedagogical goals or desired outcomes/ competencies.
• Grading student work automatically collects and compiles data on student progress for the Outcomes.
  • What are Outcomes?
  • Outcomes Video Overview [Admins]

Creating Outcomes in Canvas

• Top Tip Institution-level outcomes should be created at the root account level and then imported into sub-accounts and individual courses
  
  • Outcomes created at the course level are not reportable except within the Learning Mastery Gradebook

• Benefits of Creating Outcomes at Account Level

  • Pull account level outcomes into courses/sub-accounts
  • Easily access reports to monitor program success
  • Track accreditation data
  • Cannot be modified at the course level to ensure consistency

Outcome Options

• How to Create an Outcome

• Enter the name or code for the outcome in the Name field [1].
• To add a friendly name for the outcome, enter a name in the Friendly Name field [2].
• Use the Rich Content Editor to add an outcome description in the Description field.

• To modify the name of the proficiency rating of the outcome, click the Proficiency Ratings field and enter the updated term [1]. To modify the number of the proficiency rating, click the Points field and enter the updated number [2].
• To change how the outcome is calculated, click the Calculation Method drop-down menu [3]. You can select Decaying Average, n Number of Times, Most Recent Score, and Highest Score. Calculation Method Descriptions.
• You can also select an outcome group for the new outcome. By default, the outcome will be placed in the course outcome group [4]. To select an outcome group, click the name of the group [5]. To create a new group for your outcome, click theCreate New Group link [6].
• To save your outcome, click the Create button [7].

Organizing Outcomes

• Outcomes can be organized into groups for program alignments.
• Top Tip Consider a naming convention to organize outcomes in account reports.
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Importing Outcomes

• Outcomes can also be imported in bulk using a CSV file

Reporting

Account & Sub-account Reports

• Outcome Export: The Outcome Export report shows all learning outcomes in an account and includes details of all attributes associated with each outcome
• Outcome Results: The Outcome Results report shows the learning outcome results for all students
• Student Competency: The Student Competency report shows the learning outcome results for all students (includes associated assignment)