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Practical Achievement Task Thursday Oct 13 th 2011 Drumcondra Education Centre

Practical Achievement Task Thursday Oct 13 th 2011 Drumcondra Education Centre. Harry Freeman harryfreeman@pdst.ie 087-2908528. Nature of Task. This task requires the student to: Undertake and complete a significant task of a practical and /or enterprising nature over an

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Practical Achievement Task Thursday Oct 13 th 2011 Drumcondra Education Centre

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  1. Practical Achievement Task Thursday Oct 13th 2011 Drumcondra Education Centre Harry Freeman harryfreeman@pdst.ie 087-2908528

  2. Nature of Task This task requires the student to: Undertake and complete a significant task of a practical and /or enterprising nature over an extended period of 3 months. It requires the accumulation of tangible evidence of the achievement

  3. Purpose of Task To provide the student with an opportunity to: • undertake a practical task • develop skills of goal setting • develop skills of on-going planning, reflection and evaluation • sustain activity in the targeted area • gain a sense of mastery and achievement • gain recognition for out-of-school learning

  4. Scope of Task • The task : • must be an individual task • must be specific/well-defined and realistic • must be independently verifiable • must involve regular engagement over a period of at least 3 months • must present a challenge to the student • must be broadly related to the Leaving Certificate Applied • may build on existing pursuits

  5. The Practical Achievement should: • be meaningful for the student • have educational integrity • be adequately supervised • be appropriate to age, ability and interest of student • be oriented towards achievement

  6. Community involvement Enterprise activity Physical / recreation Practical skill Product manufacturing Provision of a service Organising an event Adventure activity Hobbies/Interests Other The practical achievement might come from one of the following:

  7. Stages of Task • Planning • Implementation • Culmination

  8. Planning StageSelection • The following should be considered: • interest audit • background research on minimum of 3 options • appropriate level of challenge • safety considerations • relationship to lca courses • selection of task from alternatives considered • time • resources

  9. Planning StageAction Plan • The plan should consider how the following will be organised: • Activities required to achieve the goal • Setting of time scales and ongoing deadlines • Identification of potential obstacles • Contact with verifier • Plan for recording progress The above should be included in the initial statement which should be about 200 words or 2 minutes audio/ video.

  10. IMPLEMENTATION This involves: - Process - Outcome/Evidence

  11. Implementation • The process requires the student to: • engage with the action plan. • acknowledge the starting position. • record involvement with the activity in the log entries including time, effort and progress.

  12. Evidence & Verification • Two separate sources of evidence. • Evidence must show progress/achievement. • 1 source of evidence must show achievement. • Both pieces of evidence must be signed by Verifier. • Describe how chosen evidence shows achievement. • Possible Sources of Evidence • Certificates • Participation records • Video/Audio tapes • Samples of work • Series of photographs etc. • Testimonials/Letters

  13. VERIFIER • must be an adult who has supervised or monitored the student’s practical achievement • must be an adult who is knowledgeable in the area • must sign both pieces of evidence of the student’s achievement

  14. Culmination The student prepares a Concluding Statement which should include: • description of goals that have been achieved • evaluation of the challenge • self evaluation • application to future endeavours. • cross curricular links • changed perspectives The concluding statement should be 400 words in length or a maximum of 4 minutes in audio/video format

  15. Assessment The following 5 items must be presented for assessment: • Initial Statement • Log Book (Minimum 5 entries) • 2 pieces of evidence verifying the achievement • Concluding statement

  16. Assessment Criteria • Ability to select and plan the achievement • Quality of engagement and evidence of progress • Ability to reflect on and evaluate the experience • Quality of integration of learning • Quality of communicative ability • Evidence of cross-curricular applications • Ability to appraise goals on an on-going basis

  17. Possible Strategies • Timetabled class periods with whole class group • Mentoring by teaching team members • A teacher’s timetable is reduced by one to two periods • Back-to-back timetabling (team teaching) • Teachers who are not anchoring any other tasks • Students seek out teachers themselves

  18. Introduce and explain task Negotiate and facilitate individual selection Motivate/encourage/advise/challenge Question/facilitate/monitor Give feedback Assist in identifying progress Support completion of logbook Check for 2 pieces of evidence Assessment process Teacher/Mentor Role

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