See on Scoop.it – Learning Outcomes and Constructive Alignment
The Scottish Higher Education Academy’s Enhancement Themes project is part of a 5-part Framework to support learners and staff at all levels in enhancing HE in Scotland.
This electronic guide supports the Enhancing Practice Theme and is avaialable online at:
http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/docs/publications/blending-assignments-and-assessments-for-high-quality-learning.pdf?sfvrsn=10
Diane Goodman‘s insight:
This guide suggests how assignments and assessments can be blended to: successfully align with, and support learning outcomes; for inclusivity, to addrees diverse learner needs and aspirations; to scaffold student’s understanding; and to accomodate quality and economy.
There is an excellent table on pg 35 of the file (Figure 1) that marries a broad range of assignments and assessments with the learning opportunities they offer students, and this makes it especially useful for designing and aligning assessments and activities with intended learning outcomes.