Script of the audio file ...

When you are rating each item of the SPEF^©, you are generally considering all the occasions you have observed the student displaying the relevant skills and making an overall decision on that performance. Often a single item will incorporate a range of skills and behaviours, which in the end need to be summarised as a single score with some explanatory feedback. Students may well have displayed some strengths and weaknesses within the parameters of a single item.

The student who performs quite differently in individual and group contexts is a case in point. Many items relate to elements of direct service provision, and may be relevant to both individual and group settings. As the practice educator you need to consider the student's overall performance when deciding a final rating for each relevant item. It will then be really important to use the feedback/recommendations section to summarise what you have observed, highlighting strengths and emerging skills. It may also be possible to assist students to have increased learning opportunities in the context they are finding challenging.

To return to the site, simply close this page