Facilitating skills assessment as part of APC

Students and/or teachers assess different skills in different phases (one phase = one skill). Each criterion is linked to a level of expertise: Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Expert.

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Activity objective

The main objective is to enable precise, progressive assessment of students' skills within the framework of the Competency-Based Approach (CBA), providing a clear vision of their progress and level of expertise in each area.

👩‍💻Bénéfices

Precise assessment of skills - Allows precise measurement of the level of mastery of each skill.

Visible progression - Students can track their progress from beginner to expert.

Adapting teaching methods - Teachers can adjust their teaching methods according to the levels observed.

Student motivation - Visible progress encourages students to improve.

Alignment with the professional world - Assessment by levels of expertise better reflects the expectations of the job market.

Facilitating self-assessment - Students develop a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.

📝Example of criteria

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⚙️How does it work?

Submission of work

Submission of work

Students upload their work to the platform according to the teacher's instructions.

This step can be carried out individually or in a group

Evaluation and feedback

Students or teachers assess the work using the assessment criteria defined by the teacher. 

They can also give feedback.

This step can be carried out individually or in a group

The teacher can also take part in this stage

Evaluation and feedback of group members

Students evaluate the members of their group using the evaluation criteria defined by the teacher. 

They can also give feedback.

This phase also includes a self-assessment

Results display

Students discover the evaluations and feedback they have received, according to the display options they have defined.

Results can be hidden if required, if the teacher does not want students to have access to them.

Use the different valuation methods

Choose the evaluation method that suits you best.

Add extra phases

You can use a "simple" activity or add additional deposit or evaluation phases.

Enrich the experience with our AI assistant

Why not use our AI assistant to guide students in their feedback. The assistant can give them elements to improve their feedback and make it more constructive.

💡Some advice

⬜ C learly define levels of expertise - Make sure the criteria for each level (beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert) are well defined and understood.

Use authentic situations - Assess skills in contexts close to professional reality.

Involve students - Encourage self-assessment and reflection on their own progress.

Train assessors - Make sure all assessors understand and apply the criteria in the same way.

Provide detailed feedback - Give students specific feedback on their performance and areas for improvement.

Use appropriate tools - Employ evaluation grids or digital tools that make it easier to track skills.

Plan regular assessments - Schedule several assessment points to monitor progress throughout the curriculum.

Adapt teaching - Use assessment results to adjust your teaching methods and better target student needs.

Marie Noémie Thai

"It allows them to take a step back from their own work, to go deeper into the concepts of the course and see different methods for solving an exercise. It also gives them a better understanding of what's expected in an assignment and the objectives of the course".

Marie Noémie Thai - ESILV - Mathematics Teacher

Answers to your questions

How can I be sure that the assessments are fair and objective?

ChallengeMe offers clear and precise evaluation criteria that you can customize. What's more, the anonymity of assessments and the possibility of having several assessors per job help ensure fairness.

We also recommend preparing the students, explaining the objectives, and even co-constructing the criterion grid with them, taking examples from previous work.

Absolutely, group work is possible, both in the response phase (submitting a file as a group, for example) and in the evaluation phase (students must agree on feedback and evaluations).

We have a wide range of content available. On the platform, students are guided through the activity with tips for giving relevant feedback. We also provide teachers with documents they can use to present the activity to students.

The choice is yours! You can set up a formative system only (no grades, only feedback), or build a grade with weighting on criteria, bonuses/maluses according to certain events (lateness, for example), or even weight the peer assessment grade with the teacher's grade.

We work with over 90 schools in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Quebec. On our website, you'll find feedback from other schools on our activities.

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