Unit 3. Assessment of work-based learning

Learning activity 8

LEARNING ACTIVITY 8: EVALUATION

Summary of the Activity

Introducing the method of dialogue-orientated evaluation of the project work.

Duration of the Activity

20 minutes

Aims of the Activity

This activity shall:

  • Teachers can use this activity as an Introduction to the topic
  •  It opens the minds of teacher/trainers (and students) to a new form of evaluati
  • Teachers/Trainers will learn that this form of evaluation is a form of metacognition, which supports the learning processes of the students.

Guidance for a proper performance of the Activity

Materials needed to perform the Activity

ProcessMgmt_handout2

Methodology to Implement and Develop the Activity

It is used for teachers themselves:

  • The teachers reflect on questions they would ask their students while using this new method
  • Document all questions and compare them with the ones that appear in the handout 

It is implemented by teachers with their students:

  • The teacher introduces the dialogue-orientated evaluation
  • The teacher asks the students for questions they would consider important while using this new method
  • Document all answers and compare them with the ones that appear in the handout

Guidance once the activity is over

Evaluation is an ongoing process. Therefore, teachers/trainers will get to know which questions are necessary for the evaluation of their project work and which are not.

Assessment of the Activity

None.

This activity is addressed to the teacher/trainers themselves or to the teachers to be implemented with their students.

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