Outcomes express the specific intended results of the teaching of the syllabus.
They are derived from the content of the syllabus and arranged in Stages. In a programmed unit of work students will work towards achieving several outcomes. It is not expected that students will achieve any one outcome in any single unit of work. What was missing were specified standards on which curriculum planning could be developed and teaching practice based, and from which student progress could be monitored. It is now easier to identify what we expect students both to learn about and to learn to do.