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Performance Levels for Internalization of Methodologies
Level 5
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Developer
1.
Has high level of “knowledge skill” that can be applied universally
2.
Is able to facilitate growth in the use of methodologies with skilled individuals
3.
Demonstrates strong self-efficacy in influencing increased educator competence with methodologies
4.
Is aware of issues and principles related to the way learners achieve metacognitive awareness of
whole methodologies
5.
Can facilitate growth in experts to improve their creative customization and adaptation of methodologies
in any context
Level 4
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Generalizer
1.
Flexibly uses “knowledge skill” to deepen learner insights
2.
Diagnoses misdirection or irrelevancies when observing others using any methodology
3.
Has strong self-efficacy in facilitating any use of methodologies
4.
Is metacognitively aware of the whole; is able to identify learning issues on the basis of the “flow”
across all steps for any learner
5.
Is able to facilitate self-assessment in any learner in order to enhance his or her creativity in adapting
methodologies
Level 3
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Explorer
1.
Is conceptually comfortable with methodologies; growing in knowledge skills
2.
Fluently translates the steps into effective actions that result in planned outcomes
3.
Starts in a disciplined way because of strong self-efficacy beliefs regarding benefits
4.
Is aware of the need to assess and integrate results from previous steps when moving to a new step
5.
Notices the potential to creatively customize known methodologies and often achieves valid results
Level 2
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Task-focused
1.
Understands the purpose and benefits of methodologies for himself or herself but is unable to
communicate them to others
2.
Demonstrates some independence of use for simple tasks; i.e., is easily distracted from disciplined
sequence
3.
Shows some self-efficacy beliefs about the future ability to use specific methodologies for familiar
problem contexts
4.
Is aware that the best results will occur if all steps are attended to
5.
Notices some variations in benefits from using methodologies but is unable to take advantage of this
knowledge
Level 1
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Rule-governed
1.
Has limited awareness of the purpose or features of methodologies
2.
Follows steps accurately only if directly guided
3.
Has no sense that using a disciplined approach will improve performance
4.
Is aware only of his or her own efforts to learn how to handle a current step
5.
Is unable to adapt a methodology; may randomly attempt to do so