Need of Capacity Building of Teachers on Learning Outcomes

Abstract

Education is a social institution and is subject to change in response to social 
dynamics because the teacher can provide the much needed quality control devices through 
student assessment. He or she can be seen as the manager, motivator or at best, the 
managing director and chief executive officer of the educational system. The most meaningful 
information for improving instruction and providing clear and useful feedback to learners is 
collected daily in the classroom through classroom assessment of the learners. There is a 
direct relationship between appropriate classroom assessment techniques and higher student 
achievement, to the extent that when practiced effectively, can improve students learning. The 
academic imperative is for teachers to renovate their professional competence and capacity 
to be able to respond to the dynamics of classroom assessment. Therefore this paper 
discusses about the concept of learning outcomes, origin of learning outcomes, pillars of 
teachers‟ capacity in improving learning outcomes, need of capacity building of teachers‟ on 
learning outcomes etc. It also recommended among others, the training and retraining of 
teachers on newer method or techniques of classroom assessment and teachers sharing ideas 
with peers through teacher moderation.