Leading the students to reasoning and validation.
Within the current environmental health unit, which I purposely set up as a practice run for the integrated task next unit, I have developed what I think may be a solid method of ensuring reasoning and validation may be completed by each student effectively.
I have developed a 10 step work plan which outlines all the actions the groups are to complete in the process of this project. The important aspect is that I have outlined 6 steps that are to occur before the students begin to think of project actions. They will have completed research, a risk analysis, review of health promotion models and evaluation of existing practice prior to suggesting health actions. By requiring this, students will have a sufficient amount of information at their disposal for reasoning and validation.
To ensure it is used,I have built a simple guide to completing the validation that allows students to make choices on which information they will use.
In order to keep all working documents accessible by all group members at all times, I have created each group a project room and enrolled the group members as owners. This allows them to modify the appearance of the room and upload information to it. I have advised them, this is how they will submit their items for assessment also.
For your interest, the 10 step plan is;
- Decide on a proposal to work from.
- Gather suggested secondary evidence.
- Identify a range of existing practices.
- Judge the existing practice using the 3 column table (similarities / differences / advice)
- Conduct a risk analysis using the provided template.
- Brainstorm the social determinants applicable at the school.
- Identify targettable health outcomes / behaviours.
- Brainstorm project actions.
- Complete campaign validation,
- Build campaign materials.
