Assessment Resources - Part 1
The following series of posts is an outline of what I've learned in our assessment class. It's outlined by sections in the Growing Success guideline and ties together several resources from around the web. In addition, it includes a personal reflection on what I need to improve in order to better integrate these practices into my classroom. Learning Skills and Work Habits (Chapter 2) The learning skills and work habits are defined by Growing Success (page 11) as: responsibility; organization; independent work; collaboration; initiative; and self regulation. Several other resources expand on why those are so crucial in the work force/in society in general. For example, the Conference Board of Canada outlines the employability skills which are strikingly similar to (but more expanded than) the skills outlined in Growing Success. Similarly, the Ontario Ministry of Education describes the Essential Skills - ...