Sample Learning Contract

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Sample Learning Contract

Learning Contract Template

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Sample learning contract

The following learning contract — presented first as a template with student instructions and
second as a completed sample — is adapted from Knowles (1986). In addition to the planned
activities and evaluation shown in the table below, it is important to document expectations
related to policies, including late submissions and requests for extensions.

Learning contract template – Student instructions

Learner: ________________________

Learning Experience: ______________________________

What are you going to learn? How are you going to learn it? Target date for
(Objectives) (Resources and Strategies) completion
Itemize what you want to be able What do you have to do in order to When do you plan to
to do or know when completed. meet each of the objectives defined? complete each task?

How are you going to know How are you going to prove
Advising faculty member
that you learned it? that you learned it?
feedback (Evaluation)
(Evidence) (Verification)
What is the specific task that Who will receive the product of How well was the task
you are to complete to your learning and how will they completed? Provide an
demonstrate learning? evaluate it? assessment decision.

I have reviewed and find acceptable the above learning contract.

Date: __________

Student:____________________

Advising instructor:________________________

Completed learning contract

Learner:_Iwana Knowmore_

Learning Experience: _Adult education theory

Target date
What are you going to How are you going to learn it? (Resources and
for
learn? (Objectives) Strategies)
completion
1. Complete the self evaluation diagnostic guide.
2. Use the planning your unit decision guide to
To evaluate my readiness
set up a tentative unit agenda.
to learn and my learning
3. Review several self directed learning resources September 12
needs for the unit Adult
for advice and tips to prepare me for the
education theory.
independent studies unit.

To gain a better Locate and read as many of the reference articles from
understanding of the unit 1 as available (with a minimum of 10 separate
differences between references). Emphasis will be on the information October 17
andragogical and regarding the differences between youth and adult
pedagogical concepts. educational concepts.
To increase my
Read available references for Unit 2 and other TRACE
understanding of methods
tips sheets and articles on methods or formats for November 21
or formats for planning
learning.
learning experiences.
To create (film and edit)
Videotapes would allow distance education students
videotapes of the self-
access to the resources available for on campus self-
directed learning student
directed learning students. The tapes would allow me December 5
orientation class to be used
hands on experience in developing an adult education
for distance education
tool.
students.

How are you going

to know that you How are you going to prove that you Advising faculty member
learned it? learned it? (Verification) feedback (Evaluation)
(Evidence)
The competencies and the learning Advising faculty member: The
contract will be presented to the learning contract is valid. The
advising faculty member. The contract student has set challenging, yet
Creation of a will be rated with regards to depth and attainable goals and has clearly
satisfactory learning practicality of the selected goals and defined what will be learned,
contract. activities. Comments for modification when it will be learned, what
of the contract will be requested and the activities are involved, and how
contract revised until all agree on its it will be assessed. Objective
validity. complete. Very good.
A 10-15 page The paper will be critiqued for Specific feedback appears on the
research paper on the comprehensiveness and usefulness by research paper. Marker decides
How are you going
to know that you How are you going to prove that you Advising faculty member
learned it? learned it? (Verification) feedback (Evaluation)
(Evidence)
differences between the advising faculty member. An that it was well done, with some
youth and adult annotated bibliography of the reference more elaboration needed in the
education will be material will be submitted with the area of andragogical concepts.
written. paper. Objective complete. Satisfactory.
Make a list of
methods or formats
The list will be submitted to the Specific feedback appears on the
for organizing
advising faculty member. An annotated list. Marker decides that it was
learning experiences
bibliography of reference material will extremely well done and
with a brief
be submitted with the list. Each will be presented some new and creative
description of each
evaluated for thoroughness and methods. Objective complete.
item. Try to include
creativity. Outstanding.
at least 2 novel
methods.
Videotape the three The videotape and workbook will be The videotape was completed on
one hour sessions of evaluated by the distance education time. All evaluators agreed that
the night student office consultant and the advising the tape is of poor quality. Until
orientation class. faculty member for effectiveness, editing is complete, tape will not
Develop a student practicality, applicability, and depth. be useful. The workbook was not
workbook to Particular attention will be paid to handed in for evaluation.
accompany the evidence of applying knowledge gained Objective incomplete.
videotapes. about andragogical concepts. Unsatisfactory.