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Constructive Alignment in Education

Constructive alignment ensures consistency between intended learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessments to achieve course coherency. It emphasizes that if learning objectives require high engagement, then corresponding activities and assessments should reflect that engagement. The document outlines various learning outcomes, activities, and assessment methods categorized by cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

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Constructive Alignment in Education

Constructive alignment ensures consistency between intended learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessments to achieve course coherency. It emphasizes that if learning objectives require high engagement, then corresponding activities and assessments should reflect that engagement. The document outlines various learning outcomes, activities, and assessment methods categorized by cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

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CONSTRUCTIVE ALIGNMENT Learning activities and assessments are based on the objectives so

that the students reach the intended learning goals and the
Constructive alignment means consistency between the intended outcomes, instructor can evaluate them during their journey.
the learning activities, and the assessment to ensure course coherency.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT


The goals that students The activities to acquire the skills The evaluation of the
have to reach in the course and to attain the objectives acquired learning
If learning … then learning
objectives require activities and
high engagement assessments
from students... should too.

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