Developing student-centered assessment for a postgraduate course designed for basic education teachers

Abstract

The Constructive Alignment theory,by Biggs,relies on students’ self-construction of meaning by relevant learning activities. To accomplish this goal, teachers have to align four essential elements: curriculum, Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs), methodologies and assessment. In this paper, we describe an implementation of a constructively aligned postgraduate course on active learning methodologies for basic education teachers.