Constructive Alignment
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Literature
John Biggs, (1999) Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment, Higher Education, 32(3): 347-364
Abstract: Two lines of thinking are becoming increasingly important in higher educational practice. The first derives from constructivist learning theory, and the second from the instructional design literature. Constructivism comprises a family of theories but all have in common the centrality of the learner's activities in creating meaning. These and related ideas have important implications for teaching and assessment. Instructional designers for their part have emphasised alignment between the objectives of a course or unit and the targets for assessing student performance. "Constructive alignment" represents a marriage of the two thrusts, constructivism being used as a framework to guide decision-making at all stages in instructional design: in deriving curriculum objectives in terms of performances that represent a suitably high cognitive level, in deciding teaching/learning activities judged to elicit those performances, and to assess and summatively report student performance. The "performances of understanding" nominated in the objectives are thus used to systematically align the teaching methods and the assessment. The process is illustrated with reference to a professional development unit in educational psychology for teachers, but the model may be generalized to most units or programs in higher education.
Catherine McLoughlin (2001), Inclusivity and alignment: Principles of pedagogy, task and assessment design for effective cross-cultural online learning, Distance Education, 22(1):7-29
Abstract: In the 21st century, internationalisation and cultural inclusivity have emerged as important principles in guiding organisational change and development in tertiary education, business and other areas. This paper offers a framework for culturally inclusive pedagogy that can be applied to online environments. To teach effectively in cross-cultural online learning environments, a theoretically grounded framework is proposed that links culturally inclusive learning with curriculum and assessment design, using the principle of constructive alignment. A goal for the design of culturally inclusive online learning is to ensure that pedagogy and curriculum are flexible, adaptable and relevant to students from a diverse range of cultural and language backgrounds. In addition, assessment tasks need to be aligned with learning outcomes and teaching approaches so that all aspects of pedagogy are supportive of cross-cultural learning needs.
Web links
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The following are the links tagged with "constructiveAlignment" on del.icio.us del.icio.us Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning Posted by isobelf on 7 January 2009 Review of Benson & Voller, with some useful questions Posted by isobelf on 7 January 2009
Crabtree: Improving Student Learning Using an Enquiry Based Approach Posted by cilassfavorites on 11 December 2008
"Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding" Posted by gillhonline on 4 November 2008
Enhancement themes - Themes - Constructive alignment Posted by davidj1 on 10 May 2008
"Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding" Video Posted by onlinetutoring on 22 April 2008
Strategic teaching enhancement program Posted by davidj1 on 14 April 2008
Outcome-Based Education Principles and Processes Posted by davidj1 on 14 April 2008
OUTCOMES-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING (OBTL) Posted by davidj1 on 14 April 2008
Posted by davidj1 on 27 September 2007 In the 21st century, internationalisation and cultural inclusivity have emerged as important principles in guiding organisational change and development in tertiary education, business and other areas. This paper offers a framework for culturally inclusiv
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The following are the links tagged with both "cddu" and "constructiveAlignment" on del.icio.us. CDDU links
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