Hogeschool West-VlaanderenBELGIUM STUDENTS TUTORING OFFICE: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen BELGIUM STUDENTS TUTORING OFFICE DIGITAL SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR STUDY ATTITUDE « A DIGITAL TOOL IMPROVING RISC DETECTION IN STUDY ATTITUDE FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS » Marcel DESAEGHER Cannes 2005 Slide2: HOGESCHOOL WEST-VLAANDEREN UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE HEART OF WEST FLANDERS - BELGIUM In Association with University Ghent BRUGGE - KORTRIJK - OOSTENDE DAMM project: DAMM project The idea The tool The goals International project idea ? Minerva ? Contact seminar (Tomar) Communication Preparatory meeting (Prague) Today Tomorrow DISATSA Short History…… an idea: DISATSA Short History…… an idea Belgian Law: structural decree about “students tutoring” - 1995 The request from teachers for detection tools for “risk students” – criteria The request from students for “help” in case of study problems – target group Study of existing tools, literature, tests,….. 1998: first edition of the ZOSA-tool in Dutch, Excel version DISATSA Short History…… an idea: DISATSA Short History…… an idea Improvement of the tutoring methods at Howest by creation of the ZOSA TUTORING TOOL (1999) First use and evaluation of the tool in three different study areas (architecture, business management, applied informatics) Comparison of the ZOSA results and results from partial and final exams Adaptation of the questionnaire DISATSA Short History……an idea: DISATSA Short History……an idea Implementation of the ZOSA-tool in one university department (2000) Implementation of the ZOSA-tool in the five departments of Howest (2002) Online version of the ZOSA-tool for all students of Howest (intranet) (2004-05) DISATSA: DISATSA Please help me… I try to study ! DISATSA The Tool Tomar Portugal-May 05: DISATSA The Tool Tomar Portugal-May 05 DISATSA = Digital questionnaire: student profile: - administrative information - status praesens global questionnaire – orientation DISATSA The Tool: DISATSA The Tool detailed questionnaire concerning competences, skills and study attitude: ° study capacities ° study methodology ° dealing with assignments ° time scheduling / planning ° detail studying ° dealing with evaluations/assessments ° motivation DISATSA The Tool: score : graphical view of the results of the detailed questionnaire concerning competences, skills and study attitude DISATSA The Tool DISATSA The Tool: DISATSA The Tool Remedy: tutoring and follow-up of the student and his/her study results - mentoring - monitoring - individual assistance - ……talking = helping…! DISATSA The goals: DISATSA The goals DISATSA The STUDENT realises his/her actual situation concerning study attitude The MENTOR/MONITOR receives an overview of reasons, risks and consequences concerning students’ study attitude DISATSA The goals: DISATSA The goals the student has to think about his/her study attitude (awakening, consciousness) the score is the “start” of a good mentoring discussion detection of the causes of existing study problems with the following goals: - aid in reorientation - improvement of tutoring DISATSA SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE DISATSA QUESTIONNAIRE…….: DISATSA SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE DISATSA QUESTIONNAIRE……. Competence: Study Methodology 1. Starting studying, I do not know what to do Yes No 2. Studying at home, I am quickly disturbed Yes No … … ……….. 7. I am present in all lessons Yes No … … 10. … DISATSA SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE DISATSA QUESTIONNAIRE…….: DISATSA SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE DISATSA QUESTIONNAIRE……. Competence: Time scheduling / Planning …… My study time is planned for a whole week Yes No ….. Even if the exams are far away, I am studying regularly Yes No ….. 10. I hardly spent time to sideline activities Yes No DISATSA The goals: DISATSA The goals STUDENT MENTOR / TEACHER DISATSA DISATSA as MINERVA PROJECT ?: DISATSA as MINERVA PROJECT ? As “DISATSA” concerns an electronic web- based system for self assessment, the tool implements the critical and responsible use of ICT for educational purposes. The DISATSA Tool ensures that pedagogical considerations are given proper weight in the development of ICT and multimedia-based educational products and services in Open and Distance Learning. DISATSA as MINERVA - AIMS: DISATSA as MINERVA - AIMS elaborate the self assessment study attitude tool on an international multi- lingual basis critical review of the questionnaire bringing the tool to the students through the web making statistics about the study attitudes in the different study fields DISATSA as MINERVA - AIMS: DISATSA as MINERVA - AIMS disseminating the tool over Europe’s Higher Education institutions implementation of study counselling and coaching, tutoring translations in several European languages DISATSA tool can also be used for tutoring / coaching during work placements DISATSA as MINERVA - deadlines: DISATSA as MINERVA - deadlines Until September 2005: - Partner search - Preparation of the pre-proposal based on the partners’ expertise 1 November 2005: submission of the pre-proposal 1 March 2006: submission of the full proposal (if pre-proposal is approved) DISATSA as MINERVA - TOMAR: DISATSA as MINERVA - TOMAR and then there was the Minerva Contact Seminar in Tomar – Portugal 11 – 15 May 2005 DISATSA BECOMES The D A M M Project DAMM MINERVA PROJECT: DAMM MINERVA PROJECT DAMM : Digital Self Assessment in Mentoring and Monitoring DAMM Partners: DAMM Partners Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen project co-ordinator - Belgium DLTC (Bucharest) - Romania IMBD (Brno) - Czech. Republic Univ Ninho (Guimaraes) - Portugal New College (Durham) - United Kingdom METU (Ankara) - Turkey IMBD (Almeria) - Spain Businet - EU DAMM Summary: DAMM Summary DESIGN AND USE OF WEB-BASED ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR MENTORING AND MONITORING STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMICAL CONTEXT DAMM Objectives: DAMM Objectives Detection/Diagnosis/Identification of study attitudes and skills Remedy and feedback in study methodology Improved awareness of appropriate learning attitudes and strategies Provide the teacher with insight to the preferred learning style DAMM Outputs: DAMM Outputs Comparison of assessment systems Tools and products for self assessment Improved quality of learners’ experience Awareness by teachers and managers in education of the importance of self assessment, mentoring and monitoring DAMM Main activities: DAMM Main activities Study of existing systems (B)* Designing the tools Building and pilot testing (B) Translations Validation and evaluation of the tools Sustainability of the system and tools Dissemination (B) * BUSINET and/or Businet partners involvement DAMM Methodological approaches: DAMM Methodological approaches Research, study and evaluation of existing systems and tools (B) Technical approach of web based tools (ICT, MCT) (B) Pilot testing by local partners in different study fields with feedback (B) Validation by quality experts Dissemination strategies (B) DAMM Dissemination : DAMM Dissemination Internal dissemination in and by the partners’ institutions (B) External dissemination during and after the project (B) - Eurashe Conference - Businet Conference - EAIE Conference Local, national and international press DAMM non funded Prep. meeting: DAMM non funded Prep. meeting The partners agreed to take part and contribute in the “non funded preparatory meeting in Prague” (8 & 9 September 2005) …. The Project Preproposal texts were discussed and written in a preparatory meeting with most of the partners …. work goes on intensively towards the 1st November ! D A M M as MINERVA - CONTACT: D A M M as MINERVA - CONTACT HOGESCHOOL WEST-VLAANDEREN INTERNATIONAL OFFICE MARCEL DESAEGHER Rijselstraat 5 B – 8200 BRUGGE T. + 32 50 40 20 54 F. + 32 50 38 11 71 [email protected]