Learning Outcomes
The Intended Learning Outcomes featured on the Official Co-curricular Transcript were introduced in the 2004 and 2006 publications, “Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience” (Keeling, R. ed.). These seven outcomes have been widely recognized as core to the student learning experience, and reflect the institution’s commitment to the education of the whole student – within and beyond the formal classroom. At the University of Guelph, we hold an integrated, holistic view of learning and recognize the transformative impact that engagement in meaningful co-curricular activities can have for our students. The seven learning outcomes and their associated skills, knowledge, and attitudes are included in the table below.
Learning Outcomes |
Dimensions of Outcomes |
| Cognitive Complexity | Critical thinking, reflective thinking, effective reasoning, intellectual flexibility emotion/cognition integration, identity/cognition integration |
| Knowledge acquisition, integration, and application | Understanding knowledge from a range of disciplines (acquisition); connecting knowledge to other knowledge, ideas and experiences (integration); relate knowledge to daily life (application); pursuit of lifelong learning; career decidedness; technological competence |
| Humanitarianism | Understanding and appreciation of human differences; cultural competency; social responsibility |
| Civic Engagement | Sense of civic responsibility; commitment to public life through communities of practice; engage in principled dissent; effective in leadership with campus community |
| Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competence | Realistic self-appraisal and self-understanding; personal attributes such as identity, self-esteem, confidence, ethics and integrity, spiritual awareness, personal goal-setting; meaningful relationships; interdependence; collaboration; ability to work with people different from self |
| Practical Competence | Effective communication; capacity to manage one’s personal affairs; economic self-sufficiency and vocational competence; maintain personal health and wellness; prioritize leisure pursuits; living a purposeful and satisfying life |
| Persistence and Academic Achievement | Manage the college experience to achieve academic and personal success; leading to academic goal success including degree attainment |