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SNAPSHOTSNAPSHOT5 staged Process

1. AIMS for all courses stated clearly

2. INTITIAL ASSESSMENT for starting point

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES appropriately challenging

4. RECOGNISE & RECORD progress & achievement

5. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT evidence of learning journey - including “soft” outcomes

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1. AIMS for all courses stated clearlyfor all courses stated clearly

Course Aims and Objectives

• To develop individual fitness goals and targets • To practise and achieve appropriate techniques• To acquire specific skills• To increase independence in working towards

personal fitness targets

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2. INTITIAL ASSESSMENT for starting pointfor starting point

Q. What can you do now?

• “I have never been in a fitness gym before” • “I don’t know what equipment is in a gym or if I

can ever use it”• “I am very nervous”

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3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES appropriately challengingappropriately challenging

Q. What would you like to achieve? What is your learning goal?

“I want to …• “learn to improve my strength and flexibility” • “learn to use the equipment”• “be able to do more things for myself and my

husband who is also disabled”

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4. RECOGNISE & RECORD progress & achievementprogress & achievement

Q What individual fitness and learning targets have you achieved?

• I can now use the aerobic hand bike for 10 minutes without stopping

• I have learned how to use the resistance machines• I am stronger and able to lift heavier things now• I have learned what exercises I can do at home

to help with my fitness goals

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5. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT evidence of learning journey including evidence of learning journey including

additional “soft” outcomesadditional “soft” outcomesQ What can you do now?• I can use most of the equipment that the tutor has said is appropriate for me• I can also do exercises without equipment• I am more confident coming to the gym

Tutor Summary: Margaret has worked well and can operate the hand bike safely and use the equip in the gym independently which she

could not do at the initial assessment stage

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• It’s just “good practice”

• good teaching and learning skills …

enhanced by the RARPA process

• the aim is to “find” them

• find the learning motivator switch …

we know when we’ve done it

• Celebrate the outcome!Celebrate the outcome!

One way orOne way or anotheranother…… …

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Celebrate the outcome!Celebrate the outcome!

““RARPA” it !RARPA” it !

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