Demonstrate constructive alignment in enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula
Overview
This standard is about being able to achieve constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches in development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship curricula. It requires you to specify the learning outcomes, select appropriate teaching and learning methods which will deliver the learning outcomes and use methods which will enable assessment of knowledge and skills against the learning outcomes.
For the purposes of this standard, enterprise and entrepreneurship education refers to the process of equipping learners with an enhanced capacity, ideas and skills to make ideas happen, whether it is in the context of starting and running a business or working for someone else. Enterprise refers to a set of personal abilities, skills and behaviours which can be used in a variety of different contexts whilst entrepreneurship refers to an individual or group of individuals creating, developing and managing a new venture. Institution refers to the organisation you work in, whether this is a school, further education college, higher education institution or private training provider.
This standard is recommended for individuals involved in the design, development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula in schools, colleges, higher education institutions and other education contexts.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 review current thinking on the ways of achieving constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching methods and assessment approaches
P2 identify examples of innovation in the use of teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches in enterprise and entrepreneurship education
P3 create learning outcomes which relate to:
P3.1 developing knowledge and understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship P3.2 developing enterprising and entrepreneurial behaviours and skillsP4 agree the learning outcomes with others, internal and/or external to the institution
P5 select teaching and learning methods which will enable delivery of the learning outcomes
P6 create assessment approaches which will enable assessment of:
P6.1 knowledge and understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship P6.2 the development of enterprising and entrepreneurial behaviours and skillsP7 use appropriate documentation within the institution to demonstrate constructive alignment between the learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches
P8 obtain feedback from the learner to review the alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment
P9 assess the implications of any suggested changes for the alignment of learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Plan constructive alignment
K1 what is meant by constructive alignment
K2 the importance of constructive alignment in the development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula
K3 ways of achieving constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches in enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula
K4 the benefits to the learner of constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches
K5 examples of innovation in constructive alignment in enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula
Develop constructive alignment
K6 how to develop learning outcomes which specify
K6.1 knowledge and understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship to be developed K6.2 the enterprising and entrepreneurial skills to be developedK7 the taxonomy of words to be used for learning outcomes at different levels of learning
K8 the teaching and learning methods used in enterprise and entrepreneurship education
K9 the advantages and disadvantages of student-led teaching and learning in enterprise and entrepreneurship education
K10 how to select a teaching and learning method which can be used to achieve the learning outcomes
K11 the methods used to assess:
K11.1 knowledge and understanding in enterprise and entrepreneurship education K11.2 learning and skills development in enterprise and entrepreneurship educationK12 the fit of different assessment methods used in enterprise and entrepreneurship education to learning outcomes and teaching and learning methods
K13 the importance of gaining feedback from the learner to review the alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches
K14 how to use learner feedback in reviewing the alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment approaches
Use of institutional documentation and processes
K15 why it is important to engage with others, in the institution, in developing enterprise and entrepreneurship curricula
K16 the types of documentation used in the institution to outline learning outcomes, teaching methods and assessment methods for enterprise and entrepreneurship curricula
K17 how to comply with processes used in the institution to agree learning outcomes, teaching methods and assessment methods for enterprise and entrepreneurship curricula
K18 the importance of meeting deadlines in the completion of curricula documentation
Scope/range
Scope Performance
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Glossary
Links To Other NOS
External Links
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Guidance on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/enterprise-entrepreneurship-guidance.pdf
The National (Organisational) Standard for Enterprise Education in Schools (NSEE)
http://4colourlearning.co.uk/old-4cl-site/what-do-you-need/eis-network/nsee/
The HETAC Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Education Guidelines
http://www.ceen.ie/DatabaseDocs/lib4465293hetacdraftguidelineseee1.pdf