Learning Contracts
Introduction: Learning contracts are agreements between a teacher and a learner. They normally concern issues of assessment, and provide a useful mechanism for reassuring both parties about whether a planned piece of work.
It requires of a course or module: this is particularly valuable when the assessment is not in the form of a set essay title, or an examination.
After all, all assessments are based on a contract, which usually remains implicit. It is of the order of:
"The teacher undertakes that:if the student produces such work as the teacher specifies,to a standard which the teacher will determine (whether or not that standard is based on fixed criteria or personal whim, and regardless of whether the standard is known to the student),the teacher will award a mark to that work.The student indicates acceptance of this 'agreement' by producing the work"That is a slightly unfair version, but only slightly. Matters can be improved by being explicit and transparent about the marking scheme. Learning contracts seek to make explicit this implicit deal, which should at least expose any one-sidedness, and ideally provide a basis for addressing it.
After all, all assessments are based on a contract, which usually remains implicit. It is of the order of:
"The teacher undertakes that:if the student produces such work as the teacher specifies,to a standard which the teacher will determine (whether or not that standard is based on fixed criteria or personal whim, and regardless of whether the standard is known to the student),the teacher will award a mark to that work.The student indicates acceptance of this 'agreement' by producing the work"That is a slightly unfair version, but only slightly. Matters can be improved by being explicit and transparent about the marking scheme. Learning contracts seek to make explicit this implicit deal, which should at least expose any one-sidedness, and ideally provide a basis for addressing it.
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Conclusion: Learning contracts are argued to be the most important tool for successful and positive independent study experiences for both students.