Curriculum mapping as deliberation - examining the alignment of subject learning outcomes and course curricula

• Published in: Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames) Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 1371 - 1388
• Main Authors: Lam, Bick Har, Tsui, Kwok Tung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.08.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Alignment (Education); Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Concept Mapping; Content Analysis; Curricula; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; deliberation; Educational Change; Educational evaluation; Educational Practices; Exegesis & hermeneutics; Foreign Countries; hermeneutic conception; Hermeneutics; Higher Education; Hong Kong; Outcome Based Education; Outcomes of Education; Professional Development; student learning outcomes; Teacher Education; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Qualifications; Teaching Methods; Validation studies; Hong Kong

This article aims to evaluate the alignment between subject learning outcomes (SLOs) that represent the role of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) and the course curricula documents. Content analysis was conducted to map SLOs in the curricula documents of a set of compulsory cour...