1. Constructive alignment in the ITP sector

2. 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

3. Constructive Alignment • Term coined by John Biggs (Biggs, 1999) • Underpinning concept behind current requirements for programme specification, intended learning outcomes, and assessment criteria

4. Constructive Alignment Figure 1: Aligning Learning outcomes, learning and teaching activities and the assessment. Adapted from Biggs (1999) p 27

5. Constructive Alignment Accord Graduate Attributes Figure 2: Aligning Graduate attributes with Learning outcomes. Adapted from Biggs (1999) p 27

6. Constructive Alignment Design of Learning outcomes followed Blooms Taxonomy. Bloom Original Bloom New

7. Examples • Examples: • BEngTech doc • NZDE doc • A Model of Learning Objectives