This document provides guidelines for a 4000-word reflective account assignment. Students must analyze academic, policy, and practice sources and conclude by reflecting on their own learning and assessment practice in an educational setting. The assignment addresses four learning outcomes: critically understanding current issues in learning and assessment; critically evaluating theories and applying them to practice; effectively communicating key concepts; and demonstrating a reflective approach to improving practice. The document suggests structuring the assignment by discussing theories of learning and assessment, applying research to their own context, and reflecting on assessment tasks and results.

1. Learning and Assessment Module
Assignment Guidelines: ‘Reflective Account’
“The Assignmentrequiresthe studenttosystematicallyanalyserelevantacademic,policyand
practice sourcesand conclude withissuesraisedinrelationtothe student’s learningandassessment
practice in an educationsetting.”
4000 words
The Assignmentmust addressthe Module LearningOutcomes:
1. Demonstrate acritical understandingof currentfactors,problemsandchallengesin
approachesto learningandassessmentin education.
2. Criticallyevaluate theoriesof learningandassessmentandtranslate intoworkable
strategiestodevelopeducationpractice inthisarea.
3. Effectivelycommunicate keyconceptsandideastopeerandstudentaudience.
4. Demonstrate areflectiveapproachtoimprovinglearningandassessmentpractice in
orderto developnewideastoprovidemore effective learningandassessment
strategies.
SuggestedStructure
What is learning?
 Surface and DeepLearning
 LearningTheorists - whichof these resonate withyourownpractice?
 Fightvs Flight- whyisthisrelevanttoour classrooms?
 Gardner - Multiple intelligences
 Claxton- the 4 Rs - howwe get studentstolearn
What is assessment?
 Why dowe assess?
 Typesof assessment (diagnostic/summative/formative)
 ‘AssessingwithoutLevels’ –howschoolshave adaptedtothis challenge?
 Difference betweenAssessmentof LearningandAssessmentforLearning
Applicationof research/theoryin own educationcontext
 Questionnaires
o Aims– who/whathave you investigated andwhy?
o Results – whatdo yourfindingssuggest?
 Assessmenttask
o What didyou planto do?(Multiple Intelligences/SuccessCriteria)
o What didyou find?
o How didthe collaborative approachaffectthe outcome?
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