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Welcome!

This project is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

This project was funded by Employment Ontario

Hosted by Literacy Northwest

Project Coordinators ◦ Wendy Olson

◦ Sandra Altenburg

Other Project Partners

2 CA-OALCF Goal Paths Overview t 2014

Explanation and Description of all resources and tools;

sample Assessment Strategy, and tracking tools

Independence Goal Path Resource

Employment Goal Path Resource

Secondary School Credit Goal Path Resource

Post-Secondary Goal Path Resource

Apprenticeship Goal Path Resource

3 CA-OALCF Goal Paths Overview 2014

1. Project Overview

Background and rational to the resource

Project Activities/Products

2. Introduction

Common Assessment Strategy

Task-Based Assessment, Milestone and Culminating Task

Tracking Sheet

Blank Task Template


3. Overview of the Goal Path Resources

4. NEW: Reading Rubrics

5. Hands-on Activities

6. Post Evaluation/Discussion/Questions

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Task – to undertake consultation and research with Anglophone and Francophone LBS practitioners

To develop assessment resource packages for each of the five OALCF goal paths, which includes a strategy for assessment components, (initial, ongoing and exit)


Project Advisory Committee

Representation from community based, school board and college based

Four of the PAC members also piloted the resource


LNW LBS Practitioner survey – Sept. 2013

118 responses from 11 regional network areas across the four delivery streams

94% of the 118 felt their program would benefit from an assessment resource that was aligned to the OALCF and specific to each goal path


A review of current goal path specific resources:

Included

MTCU OALCF Selected Tools

Quill’s Collective List of Assessment Tools

Literacy’s Northwest’s Apprenticeship Resource Guide

Other goal-path specific assessment tools


13 Pilot Sites across the province

4 College-based – Anglophone

3 Community-Based – Anglophone

2 Community-Based – Francophone

2 Community-Based – Native

1 School Board (Anglophone & Francophone)


Fair Assessment Principles are the foundation to assessment and are used to

inform decisions

ensure a fair and equitable assessment of all learners for OALCF purposes, LBS agencies


This tool aligns with the OALCF by including

principles which match MTCU’s Fair Assessment Principles

task-based assessment for all five goal paths

activities which are aligned to the OALCF and build readiness for milestone completion


This tool aligns with the OALCF by including

activities, language and tools which are clear and appropriate for all the 3 levels

approaches to assessment practices which are consistent

tools which are consistent and user friendly


Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire

(pg 4 & 5)

“Describe the assessment strategies/tools you use with Clients and Learners to determine: eligibility, learning style, assessment, and learning activities.”

The Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths Resource provides agencies with a sample common assessment strategy and tools that practitioners can use to select, administer, interpret and track assessment results.


Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire (pg 4 & 5) “Describe how your learner plans are developed and how you ensure they capture the following: goal path, assessment results and strategy to incorporate milestones, culminating task, learning activities, timelines, learner time commitment, supports, referrals.”

The Common Assessment for OALCF Goal Paths Resource Package provides agencies with task-based assessment activities that are aligned to the OALCF, tools to assist in learner plan development and tracking sheets that provide detailed progress.


Provides the background and rationale for the project

Task-Based – skills based assessment

Provides a short description of each tool/resource and

suggestions for possible application

Organization of the resources

OALCF alignment

Project icons


Sample of a written formalized assessment strategy.

Part 1 outlines

what tools are used

when they should be used and for what purpose

how this resource can be incorporated into current

practices


Application

Agencies can demonstrate capacity to select & use

appropriate task-based activities

Adaptable

Agencies can revise strategy to fit their needs


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OALCF Common Assessment Strategy

CA-OALCF Goal Paths Overview 2014

Provides suggestions on how to use assessment results and data reports to inform decisions regarding

assessment

goal path projections

reporting

Application

Agencies can use this tool to inform practitioners, and other agency staff/members of data results


Practitioner tool to track and easily identify what task-based assessment has been done and/or completed

Application

file documentation

visual reference to share with learner and MTCU ETC

evidence that task-based assessment is being

completed


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Practitioners can use to develop their own tasks


Index of Activities

Key Development Skills

Assessment activities for each

competency, level, and task group

Activity Cover Page

Answer Sheet

Resource List

NEW Reading Rubrics


Listing of all the activities for each Competency by

task

group

level


Adapted from MTCU Goal Path Descriptors

Aligned to the OALCF framework

Application

share with learner when discussing goal path requirements - Intake

check off skills/tasks the learner can do/completed – Initial-Ongoing-Exit

use as a tool to inform further assessment and learner plan development

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Key Development Skills Check List


Activity title & task group

Performance descriptors

Embedded skills/knowledge

Additional sample tasks

Practitioners Notes

Task Completion

Acknowledgment box

Each activity includes instructions and answer sheets. Those that do not are online activities


Each goal path resource includes

answer sheets - back of the activities

colour codes to match each activity

When answers are based on learner’s opinion or are

subjective refer to the framework and check the performance

descriptors


print based

online

includes pictures of what looks like where possible


Include:

Competency and level indicator

Name of the activity and corresponding page number

Performance Descriptors that match with the corresponding cover sheet

Embedded Skills & Knowledge required of the task


As an added support tool we also developed rubrics for Competency A1

Represents the end of the Level (1,2 or3)

Consistency in assessing this task group

Support practitioners


10 minute break


Background:

Don is a 32 year old, single man who came to the program as a referral from the local employment service office, Northwest Employment Works (NEW).

He has worked as a shift cook at local restaurant and a taxi driver. He was recently laid off and is unable to find full-time employment.

Grade 10, WHMIS


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Practitioner’s Initial Observations and Notes:

For the most part, he completed the intake package on his own; Release of Information, Learning style, Learner agreement and the Participant Registration form.

Don has always wanted to go to college

Culinary Management Program at Confederation College. After discussing his goals and timelines, Don wanted to work toward writing the GED exam


Comp A – A1.2 “Six String Nation” Why- he has grade 10, comfortable level for him to start

Comp B – B2.2 “Writing a Request” Why – was able to fill in forms, has a grade 10 and comfortable starting level (build self-esteem)

Comp C - C3.1 “Make a Cake from a Cake Mix” Why – this activity is more relevant to his interest in cooking, chose a low level activity as it is not clear as to how well developed his numeracy skills are (will have to create own cover sheet for this activity by referring to Cover Sheet Template and OALC Framework)


Further assessment will need to be completed to assess all competencies

Where skills gaps are identified, additional Skills Assessments may need to be completed


Case studies at each table

Reading Assessment

Feedback and discussion

How did you use the tools and resources?


Questions??

If you have questions later on please contact me at:

[email protected]

Post-Evaluation


mailto:[email protected]

The Goal Path Bulletin for Practitioners

Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths

Resource Package located at

www.learningnetworks.ca/LNW-

CommonAssessmentProject.php


http://www.learningnetworks.ca/LNW-CommonAssessmentProject.php



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