Constructive Alignment - John Biggs

OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION (OBE)

* encourage students to use the learning activities most likely to achieve outcomes intended

LEARNING APPROACHES:

Surface:
* remember a list of disjointed facts
* low cognitive-level activities

Deep:
* went below the surface of the text to interpret the meaning
* engage with content in appropriate and meaningful way

"...students needing to know will naturally try to learn the details, as well as make sure they understand the big picture."

Where does mine sit?
Inbetween surface level and a deep approach?  Am I activating enough cognitive responses for it to be considered deep?

* teaching is not a matter of transmitting, but of engaging students in active learning, building their knowledge in terms of what they already understand.