An Introduction to Transformational OBE

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An Introduction to Transformational OBE

• Derek Moore takes a brief look at the jargon of
  OBE and what these complicated terms mean.

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What are the goals of Transformational OBE?

• To transform South Africas Education system
• To make Education relevant for the 21st century

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What is an Outcome?

• An outcome is the result of learning it is an
  actual demonstration in context of what students
  know and can do as a result of their learning.

"It's a simple matter of making sure that you're
clear on what teaching should accomplish ... and
adjusting your teaching and assessing as
necessary to accomplish what you set out to
accomplish."
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• Read the handout Introduction to Transformational
  OBE for more information.

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What is Transformational OBE?

• Transformational OBE is a South African
  initiative aimed at transforming the education
  and training system so that South Africans are
  fully equipped to meet the challenges of the
  coming millennium.

- It is a drastic change in the focus of the
education system, from content and the
memorisation of statistics and fact, to a system
that places its primary emphasis on the
development of an inquiring spirit
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Why the new Curriculum?

• South Africas educational system hasnt shifted
  much from the Fundamental Pedagogic approach of
  the Apartheid era.

The content of the syllabus might have changed,
but those students that do make it through the
South African education system can do so without
learning needed skills and Knowledge, necessary
for life beyond the matric exam.
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The Failures of the old curriculum

• The old curriculum was a system driven by
  examinations, often entailed learning in
  parrot-fashion.
• It rigidly adhered to textbooks and worksheets
  and was thus completely centred on the teacher.
• Teachers alone were and are responsible for
  motivating the learning process.

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Explain the terminology of OBE.

• Every discipline comes with new terminology, and
  in the case of OBE, certain terms have been
  adopted by the South African authorities.

OLD Exam/tests based Rote learning Passive
learners Teacher driven Timetables
rigid Aims/objectives Subjects Pupils/students Tea
chers Cross-curricular
NEW Continuous assessment Understanding, active
learning Active problem solving learners Teacher
facilitates Timetables flexible
Outcomes Learning areas Learners Educators Integr
ation
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To summarise

• Transformational OBE is
• a step beyond simple outcomes based education.
• involves a drastic change in the way that
  education is conceived and implemented.

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Thank-you for your attention.
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