Personal - Social Competence

Assessment type	Formative
Assessment method/tool	Art based assessment: Assessment collage
Operationalisation (what is being assessed and why, how to conduct it)	This tool aims at helping participants to reflect on what they have accomplished in a more creative way. It can offer diverse information for the learner that can be gained by a high degree of interaction and provides the teacher/trainer with a well-rounded picture of the impact of the course for participants. As a way of exploring concepts and ideas, it can also be a good alternative to be used for learners with a higher degree of special needs who cannot be tested by traditional test methods. By this tool the following will be assessed: Knowledge gained regarding The three dimensions of Personal, Social and Learning Competence, as well as the main elements that included in this specific concept   Reflect and use diverse ways and methods to increase self-awareness and manage self-limiting beliefs Listen actively to gain an insight into one’s needs and strengths Objectives: Encourage multiple ways of expression. Encourage participants to share their feelings. Express complex ideas. Self-assessment through creative ways. Lay the ground for more in-depth discussion. 1st step: The group is divided into pairs and each pair is given pages of magazines or newspapers (or both). 2nd step: The participants are asked to reflect for 10 minutes on the knowledge and skills they have gained during the training as well as what they would like to develop more. They discuss it with their partners. 3rd step: Each pair cuts images/words/sentences from the magazines/newspapers that demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have gained during the training regarding the Personal, Social and Learning to learn competence and creates a collage. They can also draw or write on it. 4th step: Each pair presents its collage to the whole group. They explain what they have created and what their thoughts and feelings are and they try to connect each result to the three dimensions of the personal, social and learning to learn. For example, do they feel they have gained team working skills? They connect it to the social dimension. 5th step: After everyone has presented, all the collages are put together and a larger one is created, composed by the individual collages, that represents the whole group.
Remarks	The learners should be free to express themselves in any way they want to, but it is important that they should focus on the assessment of the learning process and knowledge and skills acquired. The teacher/trainer can be provided with a well-rounded picture of the impact of the course for participants.