Institutional Settings

Institutions will also need to establish key Institutional Settings to support consistent, meaningful outcomes assessment with Outcomes for Blackboard. These settings—including the Performance Results Scale, Bloom’s Taxonomy analysis, template customizations, and the learning outcomes statement framework—define the shared language, evaluation criteria, and data collection standards used across the institution. By aligning on these settings early, institutions create a common foundation for assessing learning, ensure clarity for faculty and assessors, and enable reliable aggregation, longitudinal reporting, and continuous improvement across courses, programs, and institutional levels.