Recognition
Recognition is this week’s topic for #el30 and the abstract asks two very different questions:
- How do we know a course has been successful?
- How do we know what someone has learned?
For me, these are not necessarily related like a geometric proof.
- If this -> then that.
If the course is successful the student learns. As we have seen, perspectives can reveal different meanings and aims. I wonder what the criteria one uses to know a course is successful? There will typically be course aims as well as desired learning outcomes, and perhaps criteria-based assessments or tasks.
Does the student learn? Now this is not something I would ever like to fit into a box, or expect to assess adequately or be able to reward completely.Read More »Recognition