Niall Seery, Adrian O'Connor, Donal Canty, & Jeffrey BuckleyTechnology Education Research Group

University of Limerick

Funded with support from the European Commission, within project Grading Soft Skills: GRASS, No. 543029-LLP-1-RS-KA3-KA3MP

This communication reflects the views only of authors, and the commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which may be made of the information contained therein.

Grading Soft Skills (GRASS)

• 3 Year Longitudinal Research Project

• 8 Partner Institutions & Application Cases

• Second Level Education - Higher Education

Key Considerations

• Evidence of Student Capability

Main Objectives

• Capture Authentic Data (Multi-Modal Capacity)

• Track Progression (Standards Referenced)

AC_UL1

• B. Tech (Ed) - NFQ Level 8 Honours Degree

• 62 Third Year Students (7 Female, 55 Male)

• 12 Weeks (Spring Academic Semester 2015)

Explicit Soft Skills

• Participation

• Contribution

Advantages

• Support Learning

• Mobile Access

• Response Time

• Open Discussion

• Shared Reflection

Posts & Replies Male (55) Female (7) All (62)

Total 2520 408 2928

Avg. 45.82 58.29 47.23

Std. 21.09 31.08 22.46

Badge Bronze Award Silver Award Gold Award

Participation & Contribution

Criteria

Indicator

Measure

Accredited

Badge Bronze Award Silver Award Gold Award

Participation & Contribution

CriteriaEffective Dissemination & Purposeful Discussion

IndicatorEvidence of Learning

(Process, Product)

MeasureTeacher Evaluation -

Observational Monitoring

Accredited 62 / 62

Badge Bronze Award Silver Award Gold Award

Participation & Contribution

CriteriaEffective Dissemination & Purposeful Discussion

Importance & Influence in Learning Community

IndicatorEvidence of Learning

(Process, Product)Magnitude of Valued

Interactions

MeasureTeacher Evaluation -

Observational MonitoringPeer Evaluation -

Calculated Feedback

Accredited 62 / 62 53 / 62

Badge Bronze Award Silver Award Gold Award

Participation & Contribution

CriteriaEffective Dissemination & Purposeful Discussion

Importance & Influence in Learning Community

Continuous Individual Assessment of Soft Skills

IndicatorEvidence of Learning

(Process, Product)Magnitude of Valued

InteractionsQuality of Data Presented

for Critical Reflection

MeasureTeacher Evaluation -

Observational MonitoringPeer Evaluation -

Calculated FeedbackSelf Evaluation -

Performance Analysis

Accredited 62 / 62 53 / 62 30 / 62

Evidence of Soft Skills

Digital Badges in ITTE

• Evidence of Student Capability

• Capture Authentic Data (Multi-Modal Capacity)

• Track Progression (Standards Referenced)

Assessment Architecture

• Empowering Stakeholders

• Reliability in Triangulation

• Situational Context (Weighted)