DES-3.2 – Skills for Success Practitioner Tools & Resources

Feedback

Adaptability, Assessment, CommunicationASS-1.3, ASS-3.1, ASS-4.1, ASS-4.3, DEL-3.4, DES-3.2, SFS-2.7, SFS-3.5, SFS-3.6, SFS-3.7, SFS-3.9

Feedback is information given to the participant about their performance relating to learning goals or outcomes. It should aim to improve the participant’s learning.

Feedback and Formative Assessment Tools. https://www.queensu.ca/. (n.d.). https://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/assessments/11_s2_03_feedback_and_formative.html
Feedback. https://tlc.ontariotechu.ca/. (n.d.). https://tlc.ontariotechu.ca/teaching/course-design/assessment-and-evaluation/feedback.php
Giving Effective Feedback in an Intercultural Class. https://www.algonquincollege.com/lts/giving-effective-feedback-in-an-intercultural-class/
Receiving and Giving Effective Feedback. https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/assessing-student-work/grading-and-feedback/receiving-and-giving-effective-feedback
Providing Feedback to Students. https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/support/providing-feedback

Formative Assessment

AssessmentASS-1.2, ASS-1.3, ASS-2.2, ASS-3.1, DES-3.2, SFS-2.7

Student Assessment in Adult Basic Education: A Canadian Snapshot . http://cdeacf.ca/copian. (n.d.). http://www.en.copian.ca/library/research/snape/9.htm
Drew, Ryan. (n.d.). Formative assessment toolkit: Elsa levels literacy to 7. https://listn.tutela.ca/. https://listn.tutela.ca/wp-content/uploads/17.Formative-Assessment-Toolkit-Complete-Package-Aug-20121.pdf
Assessment for Learning Formative Assessment. https://www.oecd.org. (n.d.). https://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40600533.pdf

Plain language is the communication the audience can understand the first time they hear or read it. Plain language makes information easier to find, read and understand which allows for fewer mistakes and fewer explanations.

Writing Resources – Plain Language. Government of Canada. https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/ressources-resources/ressources-resources/langue-claire-plain-language-eng
Plain language tools. Province of British Columbia. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/service-experience-digital-delivery/web-content-development-guides/web-style-guide/plain-language-course/plain-language-tools
Plain Language Trainer’s Guide. Government of Canada. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/ircc/MP95-2-1-1994-eng.pdf

Scaffolding

Adult Learning Theory, Skills for Success Best PracticesASS-2.2, ASS-2.3, DEL-3.2, DES-3.2, SFS-2.5

Sabbott. (2015, April 6). Scaffolding definition. The Glossary of Education Reform. https://www.edglossary.org/scaffolding/
Digital Promise. (2016). Designing Technology for Adult Learners: Support and Scaffolding. http://digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/designing_-technology.pdf
Salyers, Vincent & Carter, Lorraine & Cairns, Steve & Durrer, Luke. (2014). The Use of Scaffolding and Interactive Learning Strategies in Online Courses for Working Nurses: Implications for Adult and Online Education. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education. Available online at: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/cjuce-rcepu/article/view/22199. 1-26. 10.21225/D59S3Z.

Summative Assessment

AssessmentASS-1.2, ASS-1.3, ASS-2.3, ASS-3.3, DES-3.2, SFS-2.7

is used to measure participant learning at the end of a training program or significant learning period. Summative assessment is used to evaluate participants’ achievement of learning outcomes and determine formal marks or grades.

Bin Mubayrik, H. F. (2020). New Trends in Formative-Summative Evaluations for Adult Education. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020941006