Assessment and feedback - Personal and social skills
There are three themes in assessment and feedback:
- Theme 1 Initial and diagnostic assessment
- Theme 2 Formative and summative assessment
- Theme 3 Assessment and feedback - personal and social skills - on this screen
This section provides resources to develop an understanding of assessment and feedback. The emphasis is on the following:
- Formative assessment- differentiation by assessment
- Defining and assessing personal and social skills.
The section on defining and assessing personal and social skills was written for Entry to Employment programmes. A very great deal can however be adapted to meet the needs of a much wider range of contexts in which trainees work. The section could also be used for developing tutoring skills.
There are resources in the following sections that can be used with this section:
Stage 1: Preparing to assess and develop personal and social skills
Activities with video footage
- What are personal and social skills and what can be observed?
- Watch video or Download Real video (3 MB) WMV video (10 MB)
- Handout 1.1: A possible personal and social skills framework - Word or PDF
- From broad skill areas to observable behaviours
- Watch video or Download Real video (2 MB) WMV video (6 MB)
- Handout 1.1: A possible personal and social skills framework - Word or PDF
- Handout 1.2: Translating the framework into observation checklists - Word or PDF
- Handout 1.3: From broad skill areas to possible assessments - Word or PDF
- Handout 1.4: From possible assessments to observable behaviour - Word or PDF
- Adapting activities for different learners
- Watch video or Download Real video (2 MB) WMV video (6 MB)
- Activity 1.4: Adapting activities for different learners - Word or PDF
Stage 2: Using observations
Activities with video footage
- Distinguishing between objective and subjective observations
- Watch video or Download Real video (7 MB) WMV video (13 MB)
- Handout 2.1: Observations - objective or subjective? - Word or PDF
- Handout 2.2: What we think about the observations - Word or PDF
- Recording observations - Watch video or Download Real video (4 MB) WMV video (12 MB)
Stage 3: Making objective assessments
Activities with video footage
- Using observations from different sources as the basis for writing a short assessment - Word or PDF
- Sharing observations - Watch video or Download Real video (3 MB) WMV video (8 MB)
- Observation of learners - Watch video or Download Real video (2 MB) WMV video (3 MB)
- Setting priorities and targets
- Watch video or Download Real video (2 MB) WMV video (4 MB)
- Handout 3.1: Setting SMART targets - Word or PDF
Stage 4: Giving feedback
Activities with video footage
- Guidelines for effective feedback and review sessions - Watch video / Word / PDF / Download Real video (4 MB) WMV video (11 MB)
Information: If you want more information about the source of the original materials and how to obtain them - or how the materials in this section apply to the LLUK standards for teacher training, please use the links below (will open in new window)