A qualitative learning process properly aligns these three elements (objectives, educational and teaching activities, and evaluation methods); they are then “constructively aligned”.

What is constructive alignment?

“Constructive alignment is an outcomes-based approach to teaching in which the learning outcomes that students are intended to achieve are defined before teaching takes place. ... The focus in constructive alignment is on what and how students learn, rather than on the topic the teacher teaches.

On what theory is constructive alignment based?

Constructive Alignment is a teaching principle that combines constructivism, the idea that learners construct or create meaning out of learning activities and what they learn, and alignment, a curriculum design concept that emphasizes the importance of defining and achieving intended learning outcomes.