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Assessing Deep
Learning
Breakout One, Ulearn, 2016
Derek Wenmoth
CORE Education
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•  Deep	Learning	is	the	key	focus	of	an	interna4onal	
collabora4on	led	by	Michael	Fullan,	involving	clusters	and	
networks	of	schools	working	together	to	build	knowledge	
and	prac4ces	that	develop	deep	learning	and	foster	whole	
system	change.	
•  In	this	workshop	par4cipants	will	be	introduced	to	the	
measures	being	used	to	evaluate	the	deep	learning	in	this	
programme,	and	experience	how	these	are	applied	in	a	
prac4cal	way	to	form	judgements	about	the	learning	that	is	
occurring.
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Defining	Deep	Learning	
•  Share	a	story	of	a	lesson/unit/learning	
experience	that	you	consider	to	be	a	good	
example	of	‘deep	learning’	
•  What	made	it	‘deep’	
•  What	indicators	do	you	use?
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What	are	the	characteris4cs	of	deep	and	surface	learning?	
Surface	 Deep	
Memorise	for	assessment	 Ac4ve	search	for	meaning	
Failure	to	dis4nguish	principles	from	
examples	
Vigorous	interac4on	with	content	
Focus	on	discrete	facts	without	
integra4on	
Relate	new	ideas	to	exis4ng	knowledge	
Unreflec4ve	about	purpose	and	strategies	 Relate	concepts	to	everyday	experience	
Anxiety	 Relate	evidence	to	conclusions	
Low	long	term	reten4on	 Confidence	
High	long	term	reten4on
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ShiRing	Prac4ce….	
Learning	
Condi2ons	
Rubrics	to	assess:	
▪  System	Condi4ons	
▪  Cluster	Condi4ons		
▪  School	Condi4ons	
▪  Implementa4on	
Diagnos4c		
New	
Pedagogies	
Tools	and	protocols	to	
design	deep	learning	
experiences:	
▪  New	Pedagogies	
Learning	Design	Rubric	
▪  New	Pedagogies	
Learning	Design	
Protocol	
▪  Teacher	Self-
Assessment	
Deep	Learning	
Outcomes	
Learning	Progressions	to	
assess	and	measure	deep	
learning	competencies:	
▪  Character	
▪  Ci4zenship	
▪  Collabora4on	
▪  Communica4on	
▪  Crea4vity	
▪  Cri4cal	thinking	
PROCESS + SUITE OF TOOLS
Collabora2ve	
Inquiry	Cycle		
Assess
Design
Implement
Reflect
Change
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New	Pedagogies	Foster	Deep	Learning	
Building		Precision
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Deep	Learning	
•  Collabora4on	
•  Cri4cal	Thinking	
•  Crea4vity	
•  Ci4zenship	
•  Communica4on	
•  Character
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New	Pedagogies	
•  Student	voice	and	agency	
•  Blended	learning	
•  Project	based	/	Inquiry	learning	
•  Direct	instruc4on
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Leveraging	Digital	
●  Personalisa4on	
●  Connec4ng	&	Collabora4ng	
●  Real	4me	assessment,	feedback	&	repor4ng	
●  Authen4c	rich	learning	contexts	
●  Accessible	flexible	learning
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Learning	Partnerships	
•  Students	
•  Teachers		
•  Parents	
•  Community	
•  Industry	
•  Experts
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Learning	Environment	
•  Schools	
•  Home	
•  Global	
•  Outdoors	
•  Libraries	
•  Virtual
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Pedagogical	Prac2ces	–		
•  Student	voice	and	agency	
•  Blended	learning	
•  Project	based	/	Inquiry	learning	
•  Direct	instruc4on	
	
Learning	Partnerships	–			
•  Students	
•  Teachers		
•  Parents	
•  Community	
•  Industry	
•  Experts	
	
Leveraging	Digital	–	
●  Personalisa4on	
●  Connec4ng	&	Collabora4ng	
●  Real	4me	assessment,	feedback	&	repor4ng	
●  Authen4c	rich	learning	contexts	
●  Accessible	flexible	learning	
		
Learning	Environments	–		
•  Schools	
•  Home	
•  Global	
•  Outdoors	
•  Libraries	
•  Virtual
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Derek	Wenmoth,	CORE	Educa4on	
derek.wenmoth@core-ed.org

Assessing deep learning