Overview Three assessments/tests are hosted in SDS Qualtrics survey software Students and mentors can click on the links below to access them Students Individual self assessment: https://sds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Ybv6ChofUoTsMt Scenario based learning activity: https://sds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_81HadRvt4ZdV4jz Mentors Mentor student assessment: https://sds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_79iMlmqSrIpaNLf

Student self-assessment Students will be asked to complete a skills self-assessment 6 weeks after starting their course Then towards the end of the course Students will be asked to self assess their skill level on a 6 point scale against the following measures: Focussing Collaborating Leading Integrity Curiosity Sense making Creativity Critical thinking Adapting Initiative Communicating Feeling

Student self-assessment introduction

Student self- assessment – entering details

Student self- assessment – example of question

Student scenario based learning activity Students will be asked to complete a scenario based learning activity approximately six weeks after starting the course Then towards the end of the course Students will answer 20 questions on how they would respond to a range of course related situations Answers will provide an objective assessment of the following skills: Focussing Collaborating Leading Integrity Curiosity Sense making Creativity Critical thinking Adapting Initiative Communicating Feeling

Scenario based learning activity – example

Mentor student assessment Mentors will be asked to complete an assessment of their student’s skills 6 weeks after they start the course Then towards the end of the course Mentors will be asked to assess their student’s skill level on the same 6 point scale and against the same measures as students: Focussing Collaborating Leading Integrity Curiosity Sense making Creativity Critical thinking Adapting Initiative Communicating Feeling

How will the information I provide be used? The responses from the mentor and student assessments and the scenario based learning activity will be collected by SDS for processing A report will be generated showing results (detail on this is provided later) This report will be shared with course tutors for discussion with students SDS will remove personal details and retain the data for research purposes SDS/SQA are piloting this approach and will use the data for the purpose of evaluation

Consent and data rights Student data will be shared with the college and tutors The data that SDS/SQA keep for research purpose will be anonymised You are not required to participate in the assessments and tests – it’s your choice You can withdraw consent for SDS/SQA to use your personal data at any time Your responses will be kept confidential SDS will delete the data we collect after 12 months SDS will seek permission to contact you again for research purposes

Results The results of the individual assessments will be provided in the form of a password protected PDF, detailing key differences between the learner, mentor and the scenario based learning outcomes. These differences should form discussion points to enable the learner and tutor identify potential development areas.

Results - Examples The first part of the results PDF is a comparison between the learning results, all scored from 0 to 5. Green results for the 'Self' identify where the learner has scored themselves the same as the mentor. Amber is where the self assessment is higher than the mentor, and pink/red is where the self is lower. Also included is the Scenario Based Learning scores.

Results - Examples The 2nd part of the results is a spider map detailing those areas where differences are present.

Results - Examples The final part of the report will detail those areas where the differences in scoring are most evident – these should provide the initial points of discussion for the tutor – Guidance notes are provided

Results - What can we use this for? The results of the individual assessments should be used as a tool for beginning discussions between the tutor and learner. It will allow for a targeted approach to developing metaskills, as well as allowing participants to take confidence in areas where they are already showing levels of individual metaskills.

Contact details – for support needs debbie.pavia@sds.co.uk john.anderson@sds.co.uk