Practical Achievement Task Thursday Oct 13 th 2011 Drumcondra Education Centre
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Practical Achievement Task
Thursday Oct 13th 2011
Drumcondra Education Centre
Harry [email protected]
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Nature of TaskThis task requires the student to:
Undertake and complete a significant task of apractical and /or enterprising nature over anextended period of 3 months.
It requires the accumulation of tangible evidence of the achievement
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Purpose of Task
• undertake a practical task
• develop skills of goal setting
• develop skills of on-going planning, reflection and evaluation
• sustain activity in the targeted area
• gain a sense of mastery and achievement
• gain recognition for out-of-school learning
To provide the student with an opportunity to:
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Scope of TaskThe task :• must be an individual task• must be specific/well-defined and realistic • must be independently verifiable• must involve regular engagement over a period of at least
3 months• must present a challenge to the student• must be broadly related to the Leaving Certificate Applied• may build on existing pursuits
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The Practical Achievement should:
• be meaningful for the student
• have educational integrity
• be adequately supervised
• be appropriate to age, ability and interest of student
• be oriented towards achievement
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
• Community involvement• Enterprise activity• Physical / recreation• Practical skill• Product manufacturing• Provision of a service• Organising an event• Adventure activity• Hobbies/Interests• Other
The practical achievement might come from one of the following:
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Stages of Task• Planning
• Implementation
• Culmination
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Planning StageSelectionThe following should be considered:• interest audit• background research on minimum of 3 options• appropriate level of challenge• safety considerations• relationship to lca courses• selection of task from alternatives considered• time• resources
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The plan should consider how the following will be organised:
• Activities required to achieve the goal
• Setting of time scales and ongoing deadlines
• Identification of potential obstacles
• Contact with verifier
• Plan for recording progress
The above should be included in the initial statement which should be about 200 words or 2 minutes audio/ video.
Planning StageAction Plan
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
IMPLEMENTATION
This involves:- Process- Outcome/Evidence
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Implementation
The process requires the student to:• engage with the action plan.• acknowledge the starting position.• record involvement with the
activity in the log entries including time, effort and progress.
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Evidence & VerificationTwo separate sources of evidence.Evidence must show progress/achievement.1 source of evidence must show achievement.Both pieces of evidence must be signed by Verifier.Describe how chosen evidence shows achievement.
Possible Sources of Evidence• Certificates• Participation records• Video/Audio tapes• Samples of work• Series of photographs etc.• Testimonials/Letters
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
VERIFIER
• must be an adult who has supervised or monitored the student’s practical achievement
• must be an adult who is knowledgeable in the area
• must sign both pieces of evidence of the student’s achievement
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
• description of goals that have been achieved• evaluation of the challenge• self evaluation• application to future endeavours.• cross curricular links• changed perspectives
CulminationThe student prepares a Concluding Statement which should include:
The concluding statement should be 400 words in length or
a maximum of 4 minutes in audio/video format
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
• Initial Statement
• Log Book (Minimum 5 entries)
• 2 pieces of evidence verifying the achievement
• Concluding statement
AssessmentThe following 5 items must be presented for assessment:
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
• Ability to select and plan the achievement
• Quality of engagement and evidence of progress
• Ability to reflect on and evaluate the experience
• Quality of integration of learning
• Quality of communicative ability
• Evidence of cross-curricular applications
• Ability to appraise goals on an on-going basis
Assessment Criteria
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
• Timetabled class periods with whole class group
• Mentoring by teaching team members
• A teacher’s timetable is reduced by one to two periods
• Back-to-back timetabling (team teaching)
• Teachers who are not anchoring any other tasks
• Students seek out teachers themselves
Possible Strategies
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The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013
Teacher/Mentor Role• Introduce and explain task
• Negotiate and facilitate individual selection
• Motivate/encourage/advise/challenge
• Question/facilitate/monitor
• Give feedback
• Assist in identifying progress
• Support completion of logbook
• Check for 2 pieces of evidence
• Assessment process