Pattern Name
CONSTRUCTIVE ALIGNMENT (Bergin et al., 2015b, p. 3)
Pattern Language
Assessment-Driven Course Design Foundational Patterns
Category
Meta-Pattern
Active Role
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Summary
To match the learning and assessment objectives of a course and therefore providing authentic assessment activities, teachers use learning outcomes as a basis for developing assessment processes and assessment criteria (Bergin et al., 2015b, p. 3).
Example for Technological Support
ATS2020 provides a macro-design template which supports constructive alignment. Examples how it is used can be found at the ATS2020 Resource Portal.
Literature
Bergin, J., Kohls, C., Köppe, C., Mor, Y., Portier, M., Schümmer, T., & Warburton, S. (2015b). Assessment-driven Course Design Foundational Patterns. In Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs. New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2855321.2855353