The re-design of a fourth year Bachelor of Education programme using the constructive alignment approach
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2018
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University of Deusto
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The focus of this article is on the re-design of a fourth year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) programme at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Due to the changes in teacher qualifications, as outlined in the 2015 Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualification (MRTEQ) policy document, Higher Education Institutions were required to adapt their Initial Teaching Education (ITE) programmes to meet the requirements of the new policy document. This article describes the use of a backward mapping approach, in conjunction with the application of a constructive alignment framework, used by the education faculty at UWC to adjust the teaching and learning in the B.Ed programme to address the outcomes and standards required by the MRTEQ policy document. Given the type of student enrolled at UWC, the article provides a discussion on the challenges involved in developing a programme for students who might not have been adequately prepared for their tertiary studies due to the disadvantaged school contexts they come from.
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Education, Higher education, University of the Western Cape, Teaching and learning, Bachelor of Education programme
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Luckay, M. B. (2018). The re-design of a fourth year Bachelor of Education programme using the constructive alignment approach. Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 6 (1), 143-67. https://doi.org/10.18543/tjhe-6(1)-2018pp143-167.