Methods of Evaluating Student Performance
through Service-Learning

This Florida Learn & Serve-sponsored publication was produced by the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. It is a series of useful and reproducible tools for teachers to use to measure learning and impacts of student service-learning projects. It is fully searchable; that is, you can do a word search or jump to each page from the Table of Contents. The publication includes Rating Scales, Observation/Checklists, Rubrics, tips for making Portfolios, and links between the SCANS Competencies and service learning.

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Table of Contents (224 kb)
Introduction & Acknowledgments (785 kb)
Using Performance-Based Assessment with Service-Learning (309 kb)
Service-Learning Evaluation and Grade and Conduct Report (437 kb)
School Data (1412 kb)
Rating Scales Part 1 (1678 kb)
Rating Scales Part 2(1284kb)
Rating Scales Part 3(1292 kb)
Observations and Checklists Part 1 (1513 kb)
Observations and Checklists Part 2 (1698 kb)
Journals and the Writing Process Part 1 (831 kb)
Journals and the Writing Process Part 2 (1513 kb)
Rubrics (1237 kb)
Portfolios Part 1 (1.8 MB)
Portfolios Part 2 (816 kb)
School-to-Work and Service-Learning (1565 kb)
Overview of Service Learning (311 kb)
Florida Learn & Serve K-12 (66 kb)

 

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