Assessing the Session

Sessions also have to be assessed to see if they are meeting the needs of the learner. Talk about the following together at the end of the lesson:

Learner-related concerns

• Was the session at the right pace for the learner?
• Did the learner participate in planning and evaluating the lesson?
• Was the learner active more often than the tutor?
• Did the learner feel good about what happened, more confident about her ability to learn or to read or write?

Content-related concerns

• Was the new information useful and related to the goals?
• Did the lesson include enough or too many explanations, demonstrations, and practice activities?
• Were the activities interesting and varied?
• Did the session include reading, writing, listening and speaking activities?
• Were the tasks “real”? Were they presented in real situations? Did they involve real people?

Materials-related concerns

• Were they
  • “real”?
  • for adults?
  • related to the goal?
  • varied?
  • at a suitable level?

Other concerns

• Was a goal reached?
• Did the goal change during the session?
• Was a new goal set at the end of the session?
• Were praise and feedback provided?
• Did both the learner and tutor stay on track?

Saskatchewan level 1 tutor training kit: Tutor manual. (2000). Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Literacy Network. Used with permission. Contact the Network at www.sk.literacy.ca or 1-888-511-2111.

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