Learning Agreements

Individual Learning Plans and Learning Agreements could be the most effective form of assessment in a structure like The Polychronic Classroom.

From the wonderful SLED listserve:

We use an model for assessment that utilises something we call a ‘Learning Agreement’which is a combination of dissertation and personal development document.

> •      an individual creative approach to study as described in and > negotiated through the Learning Agreement.> •      the demonstration of a consolidated ability to research and > produce visual outcomes which reflect the approach to study and > which are capable of functioning within the context of graphic arts > and design practice.> •      the demonstration of a developed utilisation of appropriate > technical and practical skills in the mediation of ideas and > intentions> •      through the Learning Agreement the demonstration of an > informed capacity for self-critical reflection.> •      through the Learning Agreement the demonstration of the > ability to situate the practice within the wider technical, social > and cultural contexts of graphic arts and design> •     the ability to effectively articulate and communicate > intentions and outcomes to others within appropriate academic and > professional contexts."