STAGE 5: EVALUATING

The ‘Evaluate’ phase provides an opportunity for students to review and reflect on their own learning and new understanding and skills. It is also when students provide evidence for changes to their understanding, beliefs and skills.

Step 5.1 Think back and evaluate

Suggested Subject Area: Literacy

Purpose
To provide students with opportunities to:

• Reflect on their own learning
  
• Provide a source of data for assessment.
  

To provide teachers with:

• insights into students’ understandings and attitudes, as well as their perceptions of their own strengths and weaknesses.
  

Preparation
You will need:

• A Learning Log booklet from Resource 1.12
  

Procedure
Begin by modelling reflective writing through a whole class learning log. Alternatively, you could model your own entry ‘thinking aloud’ as you write.

Provide students with a set of focus questions for their writing:

• Write about something new you learnt in this unit.
  
• How did you feel about the activities you undertook?
  
• What might you do differently if you were to do this again?
  
• How have my/our feelings and behaviour changed as a result of my learning?
  
• How well did I/we participate in any group/team learning activities?
  
• How can I/we make similar changes and improvements in other sustainability areas?
  
• What questions do you have about the topic at the moment?
  

Assessment note
Learning logs are ideal to assist students to reflect on their learning and can provide a source of data for assessment. They can provide teachers with an insight into student’s understandings and attitudes as well as their perceptions of their own strengths and weaknesses.

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