Constructive alignment

Constructive alignment

1. Intended Learning Outcomes (action verbs)

   • Teaching Learning Activities - open ended, ILO action verbs
     • Intended & Unintended outcomes
       • Assessment tasks (how well) - open ended, ILO action verbs
         • Intended &Unintended Outcomes
         • Remember
           • Understand
             • Apply
               • Analyse
                 • Evaluate
                   • Create
     • Remember
       • Understand
         • Apply
           • Analyse
             • Evaluate
               • Create
   • Teachers bridge
     • TLAs & ATs aligned with ILOs
       • Students' knowledge base
         • Students construct knowlege (do the work/active learning)
   • Students' perspective
     • Explain (declarative knowledge)
       • Apply (functioning knowledge)
         • Reflect (functioning knowledge)
           • Evaluate & Apply (functioning knowledge)

2. Supporting learning system

   • Envelops students