Explaining our Learning Behaviours Continuum.

Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful 

Learning Behaviour Continuum Overview

Students and staff have co-created the Learning Behaviour continuum to support everyone to grow their skills to engage positively in their learning at school, outside of school and beyond.  Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful, whatever role that they find themselves doing.

At multiple points during the year, students reflect on their learning behaviours, evaluate themselves against the continuum and set actionable next steps. Teachers also make judgements on interim and semester reports. Teachers support students in class to develop their learning behaviours. 

These behaviours support you to become better at obtaining, providing and using feedback. Feedback is always about the task, not about the person (really important to remember when receiving and providing it!). Beyond school, this means that you`ll be able to apply, and provide, constructive feedback that will lead to better outcomes. 

Specifically, this time, we`re focusing on the ‘micro-behaviour’ d. Engaging in ongoing self-assessment and reflection.

 AT SCHOOL, self-assessment is being honest with yourself about where you are now and then using any assessment tools to identify how you can grow. Assessment tools include learning maps, rubrics, criteria, checklists, worked examples or exemplars, outcome statements from VCE study designs etc. 

With Readiness Learning Phase Checkpoints (Years 7-10) and the first Progress Learning Phase Checkpoints (VCE)  all accessible on Compass this week, now would be a great time to reflect on the feedback that`s available and reflect on your next steps.  

BEYOND SCHOOL, being able to continually reflect on where you are now and how you can move forward is a transferable, lifelong skill. Whatever you end up doing when you leave school, one guarantee is that things change. Being able to respond to these changes is part of this learning behaviour. 

Here is what this micro-behaviour can look like at each level of the Positive Learning Behaviour Continuum

Students can access additional supporting resources on the ‘LBM Supporting website*’, accessible via the Compass -School Favourites menu (Star at top right). This resource allows students to pinpoint their current level and provides example strategies to grow this learning.

*This is an internal website – accessible to students and staff only – ask your young person to show you 

John Patterson