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Saturday, 9 January 2010

Medals, Missions and Goals

Sadler showed that empty 'praise' is not enough, information feedback about the quality of work is what is required to improve learning.

The Goal
The goal is the learning outcome your learners are aiming for including the characteristics of what constitutes 'quality work'. It is vital that all students understand what the goal is so they can work towards reaching it.

Medals
A medal is an cknowledgement of where the learner is now in relation to the goal. They can be given for how a learning activity was done successfully (the process) as well as what was done successfully (the product). Success here is measured in terms of how close to the goal is the product or process; is the learning moving in the correct direction?

The Mission
How will you close the gap between where the learner is now and the goal?


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