Global Education Student Assessment

It is important for students to see how their thinking develops as they delve into global education and participation. Below are tools used for both student self-assessment of their global skills and teacher feedback.

Likert scales
Likert scales consist of a range of positions between two opposites. They can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including participatory assessment. You can use as many or as few scales as you wish. The global citizenship skills chart (below) shows how a series of Likert scales can easily be compiled into a self-assessment tool. Before drawing the scales, you may want to discuss with learners the measures they think should be assessed, although it may be easier to give them a ready-made chart and ask them to suggest changes.

Global Citizenship in the Classroom – A guide for teachers

Global citizenship skills chart
High score	1	2	3	4	5	Low score
Worked well as part of a group						Did not work well as part of a group
Contributed to discussions						Did not contribute to discussions
Listened to other opinions easily						Found it difficult to listen to other opinions
Planned well						Did not plan well
Skills gained:
Areas for improvement: Further tools Expression cards Learners write comments on cards and put them into a postbox in the classroom. Sentence starters are a useful way of framing comments, for example, ‘I learnt that...’, ‘I want to learn more about...’. Pick a card from the box, and use it as a basis for discussion. Traffic lights Learners use red, amber and green cards to communicate how well they understand. How do we know it’s working? If you would like to measure attitudinal change in global citizenship, this resource provides teachers with a toolkit for learners from early years to Key Stage 5. Available from Reading International Solidarity Centre: www.risc.org.uk  Additional resources include: Skype  www.skype.com ConnectAllSchools  http://www.connectallschools.org Peace Corps Speakers Match  http://wws.peacecorps.gov/wws/speakersmatch/ ePals  http://www.epals.com Primary Source  www.primarysource.org Edutopia  http://www.edutopia.org Outreach World http://www.outreachworld.org The UN Works  http://www.un.org/works/ Global Education Conference  http://www.globaleducationconference.com Online Newspapers  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com