Intended End User: Teacher, School Leader, Teacher Educator
Age Group: Lower Primary; Upper Primary; Lower Secondary; Upper Secondary
Themes and Topics: Pedagogy Approaches
Type of Resource: Assessment, Guidelines & Notes, Reference Document
Keywords: Student assessment, diversity and equity, competences
Languages: English
Description
Today’s society is faced with several challenges related to sustainability, which require the uptake of new teaching and learning methods. New learning approaches require new models to assess students. With students in the center of their own learning, student assessment must be redesigned to offer the necessary diversity and robustness to accommodate students’ diversity and effectively assess their progress. Furthermore, educating for sustainability and citizenship requires educating for competences and action.
This resource guides educators in a new way to assess their students, considering their diversity and with focus on competence development. It shifts the assessment focus from a result oriented to a process oriented approach, that offers each and every student the necessary opportunities to succeed.
In this resource, educators can find a step-by-step guide to plan and carry out student assessment as well as already made (and editable) rubrics to assess competence development. The already-made rubrics relate to the green competence framework created by the JRC of the European Commission and are adjusted to three levels: primary, secondary and University.
How to use this resource
To use this resource, educators should follow the step-by-step guide to reflect on and plan a meaningful assessment approach. Educators can also use the already-made rubrics, or they can download the editable version and adjust them to their own needs.
The resources
ASSESSING STUDENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY-Step-By-Step:
Rubrics for Green Competences Assessment:
You can also find more about the ASSESS Project. Further links to more resources are:
- See other ASSESS rubrics for student assessment
- Read the ASSESS book on student assessment in the 21st century
- Download the ASSESS checklist for gender balance in education
Learning Outcomes (Teachers)
- Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote student Sustainability Citizenship
- Develop and apply assessment criteria to evaluate Sustainability Citizenship in students.
Learning Outcomes (Leadership)
- Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote Sustainability Citizenship within their schools and communities.
- Develop and apply assessment criteria to evaluate Sustainability Citizenship development in their school and community.
Green Competencies
- Embodying Sustainable Values: Valuing Sustainability; Supporting Fairness; Promoting Nature
- Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Systems Thinking; Critical Thinking; Problem Framing
- Envisioning Sustainable Futures: Futures Literacy; Adaptability; Exploratory Thinking
- Acting for Sustainability: Political Agency; Collective Action; Individual Initiative
Creative Commons
The resources were created by the ASSESS Consortium and is shared here by their kind permission.
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