Achieving constructive alignment: putting outcomes first
Achieving constructive alignment: putting outcomes first
Author(s): Tim McMahon, Hemal Thakore Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: higher education; skill; evaluation; competency; constructive alignment; critical thinking; tacit knowledge; outcomes-based curriculum; learning; learning gals; learning outcomes; learning objectives; assessment assessors
Summary/Abstract: This paper starts from the premise that using learning outcomes to organise the curriculum has been demonstrated to be beneficial to both students and teachers. Accepting, however, that there are legitimate concerns over the extent to which the use of learning outcomes can inhibit originality and critical thinking of students, this paper uses the results of the evaluation of a major curriculum reform to derive guidelines on the formulation of learning outcomes and on how best they can be used by teachers to foster these mentioned attributes in students.
Journal: Aukštojo mokslo kokybė
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 10-19
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English