BC Education - Personal Planning Appendix D Sample 4

Appendix D - Assessment and Evaluation

Sample 4: Grade 5

Topic: Minimizing Hazards

Prescribed Learning Outcomes:

Personal Development (Safety and Injury Prevention)

It is expected that students will:

• describe the potential for injury in a variety of environments and situations

• describe how to minimize hazards in a variety of situations

Overview

The unit involved students in a series of activities concerning injury prevention and safety. The unit took approximately three weeks; students simultaneously read adventure novels. Evaluation was based on:

Wilderness Safety projects
student reflections
ski hill posters

Planning for Assessment

The teacher presented a variety of scenarios to illustrate the potential for injury at home, in recreational activities, in the community and at school (e.g., food contamination, snow boarding out of bounds, bike riding without a helmet, misusing playground equipment). The teacher pointed out how these hazards can result from environmental conditions as well as a person’s attitudes, skills, and understandings. The class discussed ways to minimize these hazards and developed a set of injury prevention guidelines that included: wearing protective clothing and equipment, using tools and equipment in appropriate ways, and knowing personal physical limitations.
In groups, students created scenarios that illustrated potential hazards and shared them with the class. The teacher recorded the hazards on chart paper. Students then brainstormed ways to minimize hazards.
A Search and Rescue officer visited the school and talked to the class about safety in the wilderness. Students participated in a wilderness field trip to look for potential hazards in that environment. The teacher challenged students to develop a product that they could use to teach younger students about potential hazards in the wilderness. Students worked in groups to develop children’s stories, videos, raps, comic strips and skits.
The teacher provided students with project reflection sheets that asked them to identify the factors identified and guidelines developed by the group, as well as identify ways to improve.
The teacher then arranged for students to interview members of a ski patrol. The students prepared questions to ask the ski patrol that would help them develop posters. The teacher told them that the posters would be used to increase awareness about potential injury of skiers and snow boarders at the hill.

Defining the Criteria

The teacher reviewed with students the prescribed learning outcomes for these activities and explained the requirements of each task. The teacher and students decided that the following key criteria should be demonstrated in the assigned tasks.

Wilderness Safety Project

identifies potential hazards in the wilderness in the form of a usable checklist
identifies the unsafe conditions and actions that could increase the risk
describes potential injuries that may result from the hazard or unsafe actions
outlines reasonable plans that could be readily implemented to ensure personal safety in the wilderness
communicates how to avoid or minimize hazards in the wilderness in a way appropriate for the intended younger audience (i.e., age-appropriate, clear and engaging)

Projection Reflect Sheets

identifies the contributing factors of unsafe conditions and actions that could increase the risk
describes potential injuries that may result from the hazard
outlines reasonable plans that could be readily implemented to ensure personal safety in the wilderness

Ski Hill Poster

illustrates a skier or snow boarder conducting himself or herself safely, avoiding potential for injury
includes statements to promote safety (e.g., wear appropriate equipment, ski in identified areas, know your limits)
presents information in a well-organized, clear, and creative way

Assessing and Evaluating Student Performance

The teacher used the following rating scales to assess student performance. Students participated through self-assessment.

Wilderness Safety Project

Rating	Criteria
4	The project shows a thorough and complete awareness of the potential hazards in the wilderness. The checklist is clear and concise. The project fully describes injuries that might occur for each hazard identified and the unsafe actions that could increase risk. The plan is reasonable and could easily be implemented. The presentation is age-appropriate, clear, and highly engaging.
3	The project shows an awareness of the potential hazards in the wilderness and identifies most key elements. The checklist is clear and concise. The project describes injuries that might occur for each the hazards identified and the unsafe actions that could increase risk. The plan is reasonable and shows that most points were taken into consideration. The presentation is age-appropriate, clear, and engaging.
2	The project shows an awareness of the potential hazards in the wilderness and identifies some key elements. The checklist contains most of the key elements. The project describes some of the injuries that might occur for some the hazards identified; also suggests some unsafe actions that could increase risk. Most of the plan is reasonable and shows that most points were considered. The presentation is limited in its appeal to the intended audience.
1	The project shows a limited or no awareness of the potential hazards in the wilderness. The checklist is unclear or missing. The project describes few or no injuries that might occur; there is limited or no awareness of unsafe actions that could increase risk. Some of the plan is reasonable, and only some points were considered. There is little or no evidence that the student understands the concepts of age-appropriateness or how to engage an audience.

Project Reflection Sheet

In our wilderness safety project my group developed a ________________ to teach younger students about ________________. Project Description Potential hazard: ________________________________________________
Contributing Factors	Injury Prevention Guidelines
Environmental Conditions:
Attitudes:
Skills:
Understandings:
The group did a good job of: ________________________________________________ To improve our presentation, I would: ________________________________________________

Ski Hill Poster

Rating	Criteria
4	All the criteria are fully met; the poster is exceptional in its content and presentation.
3	All the criteria are met.
2	Most of the criteria are met, but there are elements missing.
1	The criteria are met at a minimal level or not met at all.

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