Qualitative rubric PGS

This rubric is intended as a tool for critically assessing learning environments in Project General Subjects (PGS). PGS is a unique, demanding, and complex school subject. It encompasses general education within vocational secondary education organized by the Flemish Community (Belgium) and integrates content from no less than six disciplines: Dutch, mathematics, history, geography, natural sciences, and citizenship. This integration is not an end in itself, but a means of enabling learners to experience reality as a coherent whole and to foster their interest in society. In training prospective PGS teachers, a lot of attention is paid to dealing with diversity, differentiation, and care for learners. For PGS-classes are characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity among learners in all respects (socio-economic, ethnic-cultural, religious-philosophical, intellectual, linguistic, motivational, etc.). Prospective teachers therefore learn to consciously deal with all these aspects when designing effective PGS-education. The rubric translates the core insights and principles of effective PGS into a series of aspects to consider when reflecting on the design. You can use the tool to screen PGS learning environments based on a score between 1 and 3. You indicate these scores on the spider web at the back. This provides a visual overview of the strengths and weaknesses of your learning environment. At a glance, you can see which parts require extra design efforts. In addition, you can also have a reflective conversation with your team about the learning environment. You can name 3 strengths and 1 opportunity, based on the rubric.

Resource creator: Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse

Contact email:: karel.vannieuwenhuyse@kuleuven.be

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