What Are the Disadvantages of Outcome-Based Education?
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory states that one of the disadvantages of outcome-based education is that it conflicts with the admission requirements and practices of some colleges and universities. Another disadvantage is some of the outcomes emphasized in outcome-based learning focus on feelings, values, attitudes and beliefs over attaining factual knowledge. Outcome-based education also relies on evaluations that are subjective, rather than objective tests and measurements.
Another disadvantage of outcome-based education is that it weakens local control of education. Those who are against outcome-based education question who decides what the desired outcomes are, as well as how students, individual schools and school districts are held accountable for achieving the outcomes that are set.