Learner characteristics : a framework for evaluation that is coherent, sustainable, and valid

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Susan Anneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:24:31Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:24:31Z
dc.date.copyright1992en_US
dc.date.issued1992
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Communication and Social Foundations
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis study explores issues related to student assessment and evaluation; in doing so three criteria for a rational process of evaluation are identified and described: coherency, sustainability, and validity. This study also identifies and describes a frame of reference for evaluation called the Learner Characteristics Framework. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the Learner Characteristics Framework could successfully uphold the three criteria if applied within an elementary classroom. The Learner Characteristics Framework consists of the following eight characteristics which were derived upon the basis of what teachers and the broader educational community value as attributes of a successful learner: Knowledge Self-esteem Thoughtful Industrious Generative Empathy Risk-taking Strategic During one reporting period, the Learner Characteristics Framework was implemented in two elementary classrooms which involved two teachers who team taught a grade 3/4 class, and one teacher who taught a grade 4/5 class. At the end of this reporting period, three sources of data were collected: anecdotal student reports, parent surveys, and teacher questionnaires. The data were analyzed in order to determine the extent to which coherency, sustainability, and validity were satisfied. The findings revealed that the Learner Characteristics Framework was able to satisfy each of the criteria. Implications relating to the content of student reports and the process of writing student reports emerged in the analysis of validity and sustainability. In addition, the teachers reported that the Learner Characteristics Framework had a positive effect upon instruction and student learning.en
dc.format.extent168 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19747
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectUN SDG 4: Quality Education
dc.titleLearner characteristics : a framework for evaluation that is coherent, sustainable, and validen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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