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Constructive alignment in the ITP sector
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The ITP sector
• Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics come directly under NZQA’s Quality management framework, via
• Very prescriptive Quality Approvals process.
• ITP engineering programmes are Sydney Accord (3 yr Eng Technology degree) and Dublin Accord (2yr Diploma)
• Programme design and development has utilised principles of constructive alignment
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Constructive Alignment
• Term coined by John Biggs (Biggs, 1999)
• Underpinning concept behind current requirements for programme specification, intended learning outcomes, and assessment criteria
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Constructive Alignment
Figure 1: Aligning Learning outcomes, learning and teaching activities and the assessment. Adapted from Biggs (1999) p 27
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Constructive Alignment
Figure 2: Aligning Graduate attributes with Learning outcomes. Adapted from Biggs (1999) p 27
Accord Graduate Attributes
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Constructive Alignment
Design of Learning outcomes followed Blooms Taxonomy.
Bloom Original Bloom New
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Examples
• Examples:
• BEngTech doc
• NZDE doc
• A Model of Learning Objectives