Modern education is rapidly shifting from traditional point-based grading to competency-based frameworks. To help educational institutions measure actual student mastery, Classe365 provides a robust, nested Learning Outcomes (LO) module.
This guide outlines the core architecture of the system Learning Outcomes (LO) and takes you through the step-by-step implementation process from establishing mastery scales to generating visual student insight reports.
The Architecture: Understanding the LO Structure
Before configuring the system, it is vital to understand how data is nested. As illustrated in the system blueprint below, Learning Outcomes are not loose tags, they belong to a strict structural hierarchy.
Learning Outcomes Terminologies Explained
Learning Outcomes Terminologies Explained
🗺️1. Framework
What it is: The big umbrella or the specific curriculum system your school follows.
Simple Analogy: Think of the Framework as a learning standard in a specific region.
Example: Common Core Standards, Cambridge Primary, or CBSE Framework.
📂 2. Strand (LO Group)
What it is: A major category or a specific bucket of topics within a subject. It groups related skills together so they are organized.
Simple Analogy: If the subject is "Mathematics" the Strands are the categories of things in it - like Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus.
Example: In Math, a strand could be Geometry or Fractions & Decimals. In English, it could be Reading Literature or Writing.
📊 3. Proficiency Scale
What it is: The measurement scale or grading rubric used to show how well a student understood the skill. Instead of giving a "B+" or "85/100", it describes their actual capability.
Simple Analogy: Think of it like a skill level meter in a video game or a progress bar.
Example: A 4-step scale like:
Not Yet (Needs total help)
Developing (Getting there, makes mistakes)
Proficient (Got it! Can do it alone)
Advanced (Mastered it and can do even harder versions)
🎯 4. Learning Outcome (LO)
What it is: The specific, highly targeted skill or goal a student needs to master. This is the exact item teachers grade against.
Simple Analogy: These are the individual items on your checklist that is combined for a learning. While learning algebra, the student will learn the different type of number system such as "Prime Number," "Integer" etc.
Example: "Count to 120 starting at any number," or "Understand the place value of millions."
🧩 Putting It All Together:
When a teacher uses Classe365, they are looking at a Framework (e.g., Common Core Math), going into a specific Strand (e.g., Fractions), checking a specific Learning Outcome (e.g., Adding two fractions together), and grading the student on a Proficiency Scale (e.g., The student is "Proficient").
📌 Key Technical Concept: The Proficiency Scale is configured globally but explicitly targeted and bound at the Strand (LO Group) level. This ensures all individual learning outcomes under that strand inherit the same evaluation rules.
Step-by-Step Implementation Guide
Navigate to Modules > Manage Assessment & Gradings
Grade Setup > Learning Outcomes to begin setting up your competency architecture.
Step 1: Establish Your Proficiency Scales
Before grading outcomes, define what "success" looks like by setting up your evaluation rubrics.
Go to the Proficiency Scales tab.
Click + Add Proficiency Scale to create standard rubrics (e.g., a Default 4-band scale or IB 1–8 standards).
This defines your rubric labels (e.g., Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Not Yet) used throughout the gradebook.
Step 2: Define the Educational Framework
Frameworks serve as the highest umbrella for your curriculum architecture.
Navigate to the Frameworks tab and select + Add Framework.
Input standard parameters such as the curriculum name (e.g., Cambridge Primary, CBSE Grade 1) and assign its target region.
Link the framework to the base Proficiency Scale created in Step 1.
Step 3: Configure Strands (LO Groups)
Strands group specific educational goals together under a broader subject category.
Go to the Strands tab and select + Add Strand.
Assign the strand to a specific Grade and Subject.
⚠️ Important Note: The "Grade" and "Subject" mapped here serve strictly to structure your learning outcome mapping; they are independent of the core academic courses/classes configured in the main SIS setup.
Step 4: Map and Add Learning Outcomes
With the structural skeleton ready, you can populate it with specific academic benchmarks.
Add Learning Outcome - Manually
Head to the Learning Outcomes tab and click + Add Learning Outcome.
Input unique identifier codes (e.g., 1.NBT.A.1) and detailed text descriptions (e.g., "Understand place value").
Pro-Tip: If you want to skip standard menu deep-dives, the interface allows you to create frameworks and strands dynamically on-the-fly directly from the manual LO creation window.
Add Learning Outcome - Automatically
Click on "Browse Curriculum Packs" and install the Learning Outcomes.
Tracking, Grading, and Reporting Performance
Configuring your framework is only half the battle. The true value lies in how it seamlessly bridges with your assessment workflow.
Step 5: Connect Learning Outcomes to Assessments
Learning outcomes cannot track student metrics autonomously, they rely on assessment data.
The Single-Subject Rule: An assessment must belong strictly to one subject for learning outcome tracking.
The Assessment Grading Scales: The assessment should only be of type "Letter Grades," "Percentage" and "Actual Points" to track learning outcome.
Multi-LO Mapping: While an assessment is single-subject restricted, you can link it to multiple relevant LOs across that subject to evaluate different layers of competency simultaneously.
Go to Assessment tab and click on "Add Assessment" button.
As mentioned, to track the assessment, we'll need to apply this assessment for just one subject.
Step 6: Evaluate via the LO Gradebook
Once tasks are submitted, instructors evaluate performance on a granular level.
Switch over to the LO Gradebook view.
Filter by Class, Section, and Subject.
Instead of typing traditional raw percentages, teachers can map performance across specific assessments (e.g., CGL-1, CGL-2) while the system automatically calculates the aggregate Rubric Band and total percentage achieved at the strand level.
Step 7: Analyze Cohort Trends with the LO Summary
For a bird's-eye view of class performance, use the LO Summary tab.
This dashboard converts numerical data into an interactive, color-coded pictorial representation.
It dynamically counts and visualizes exactly how many students fall into specific bands (Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Not Yet) across individual strands, giving teachers instant insights into where a class needs intervention.
Step 8: Push Competency Metrics to Report Cards
To close the loop, make these findings visible to external stakeholders (students and parents).
Navigate to your Report Cards & Grade Book Settings.
Add/Edit report card, and from data variables section add the "Learning Outcomes" datavariable.
The report card will display the learning outcomes.
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