Learner Centred Didactics: Problem Based Learning, Critical Thinking

Assessment type	Formative
Assessment method/tool	Journaling
Operationalisation (what is being assessed and why, how to conduct it)	At the end of each workshop session, trainees are asked to write in one sheet: The concepts addressed in the session, What were the skills acquired during the session regarding those concepts; What was the knowledge acquired during the session regarding those concepts; How will they implement the acquired skills/knowledge in their own classes; How will their acquired skills/knowledge on the concepts addressed in training improve the learning environment and foster a learner centred approach in class; What will be the advantages for learners. At the end of the last workshop session, after writing about the session, each trainee must deliver their journals, dully identified, to the Trainer, who will then assess each journal to understand: a. The quality of the training provided (incl. training materials and methods used); b. The level of achievement of all CU’s learning outcomes; c. The level of awareness trainees have on the importance of the learner centred approach to the quality of training and to learners’ motivation to learn; d. The potential implementation of the learning outcomes by trainees in the context of their own classes. After completing his/her assessment of each journal, the Trainer must provide to the trainee the results of that assessment so that the trainee. This assessment tool thus, focuses on all learning outcomes of the CU: Use LCD strategies in classroom to adapt the learning environment to learners’ characteristics. Create Problem-Based Learning (PBL) exercises for welding/STEM in accordance with the steps, resources and criteria needed for its implementation. Select tools to foster Critical Thinking in learners, integrating them in the learning environment. Plan a Collaborative Learning environment following its three-steps process to improve learners’ group dynamics. Use Collaborative Learning experiences to promote communication and cooperation between learners.
Remarks	This assessment tool does not have a rate, as its results will allow the trainer to understand whether the learning outcomes of the CU were achieved by trainees and if trainees are willing to implement, in their own training, the skills and knowledge they acquired during the workshop sessions dedicated to this CU.