Planning and Enabling Learning
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Planning and Enabling Learning
Negotiating with learners
Planning and negotiating with learners with regards to how to achieve aims and goals is extremely important as it allows the learner to take charge and manage their own learning needs. This andragogic approach is especially applicable to my own field of work as I deal almost exclusively with adult learners. Negotiated aims and goals should be specific, measureable and achievable. Learning goals and aims must be recorded on session plans, assessments and individual learning plans so that they can be used as a source of referral if necessary.
Assessments
Definition:
Assessment, (derived from asseoir = to set, settle) involves collecting, measuring and interpreting information relating to students’ responses to the process of instruction.
Initial diagnostic assessment before learning commences is a valuable tool. It not only gives advice to prospective learners before the course begins, but allows the teacher to help the learner decide if the learner is suited to the programme of study and enables me to give informed advice and guidance whilst negotiating with the learner to more effectively meet the learners’ individual needs.
Initial assessments are vital to ascertain the prospective learners’ level of competency with regards to the learners’ chosen course of study. Some of the awarding bodies that I deal with have entry requirements that learners must meet. The initial assessment process can highlight if the learner possesses the required level of skill to gain entry to the programme, or highlight the need for further training before commencement of the programme. Initial assessments can also highlight any barriers to learning or specific support needs that the learner may have such as a learning disability or difficulty, or physical disability. This information enables me to put in place the appropriate support measures to enable learning. Initial assessments can be delivered by numerous...
Negotiating with learners
Planning and negotiating with learners with regards to how to achieve aims and goals is extremely important as it allows the learner to take charge and manage their own learning needs. This andragogic approach is especially applicable to my own field of work as I deal almost exclusively with adult learners. Negotiated aims and goals should be specific, measureable and achievable. Learning goals and aims must be recorded on session plans, assessments and individual learning plans so that they can be used as a source of referral if necessary.
Assessments
Definition:
Assessment, (derived from asseoir = to set, settle) involves collecting, measuring and interpreting information relating to students’ responses to the process of instruction.
Initial diagnostic assessment before learning commences is a valuable tool. It not only gives advice to prospective learners before the course begins, but allows the teacher to help the learner decide if the learner is suited to the programme of study and enables me to give informed advice and guidance whilst negotiating with the learner to more effectively meet the learners’ individual needs.
Initial assessments are vital to ascertain the prospective learners’ level of competency with regards to the learners’ chosen course of study. Some of the awarding bodies that I deal with have entry requirements that learners must meet. The initial assessment process can highlight if the learner possesses the required level of skill to gain entry to the programme, or highlight the need for further training before commencement of the programme. Initial assessments can also highlight any barriers to learning or specific support needs that the learner may have such as a learning disability or difficulty, or physical disability. This information enables me to put in place the appropriate support measures to enable learning. Initial assessments can be delivered by numerous...