{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"16589845","dateCreated":"1257733719","smartDate":"Nov 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"andrewpt","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/andrewpt","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256789756\/andrewpt-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/varsity-development.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/16589845"},"dateDigested":1532287616,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Accessing Student Voice","description":"Accessing Student Voice<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK\/COMMENT, PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO POTENTIAL INHIBITORS AND WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE AT VARSITY COLLEGE.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nKEY POINTS<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe concept of accessing student voice is based on student input into teacher reflection on practice. The way in which the data or information is obtained can be varied, but can be divided into four broad categories.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u2022    interviews with individual students<br \/>\n\u2022    student learning logs<br \/>\n\u2022    questionnaires \/ surveys<br \/>\n\u2022    focus groups<br \/>\n<br \/>\nInterviews with Individual Students<br \/>\nStudents are interviewed by an educator (not the classroom teacher) using a standardised, open-ended question interview. Each student is asked several questions to elicit their perceptions about teaching and learning. This would usually include comments about the strategies teachers use and students\u2019 own learning strategies.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nStudent Learning Logs<br \/>\nUsing a diary type process students are asked at the end of each lesson to write in their own words a description of \u2018\u2018what they learned\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2018how they learned\u2019\u2019, which may also include any feedback for the teacher. <br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nQuestionnaires \/ Surveys<br \/>\nStudent are asked to respond honestly to a range of questions in a questionnaire\/survey format. The survey, that is completed by both the students and teachers, identifies aspects of teaching and learning that are seen as effective, or not, from the perception of the students and the teacher. The intention of having both the teacher and students complete the same survey is to enable the teacher to compare his\/her perceptions with the perceptions from his\/her students about aspects of teaching and learning. The aim is that any differences in perception might create some questions in the teachers\u2019 mind about their practice and be a stimulus for teacher reflection. In many examples of this reflection tool (eg. the Victorian Principles of Learning and Teaching (POLT) process) a trained facilitator conducts a professional dialogue with the teacher in exploring and reflecting on the data collected.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFocus Groups<br \/>\nSmall groups of students are interviewed by a trained facilitator, asking questions on the students\u2019 ideas and perceptions of teaching practice within a school. In this process, individual teachers are not identified, but more generalized statements are sought on student perception on the teaching and learning practices they experience within the school. The focus group facilitator then identifies trends within this data and presents this to the team or whole staff. <br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nREQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u2022    Whether one or a combination of strategies is chosen in accessing student voice, there needs to be a consistent approach in both the collection and use of the data.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u2022    All the raw data collected must be kept confidential, particularly when it relates to an individual teacher.<br \/>\n\u2022    It should be emphasized to participating students that this is not an opportunity to \u2018vent\u2019, or \u2018target\u2019 specific teachers, but to provide honest and useful feedback that is designed to support and improve teaching and learning.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPOTENTIAL INHIBITORS<br \/>\n<br \/>\nConfidentiality of students and\/or teachers is compromised.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWHAT COULD THIS LOOK LIKE AT VARSITY COLLEGE?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}