Download here : Soccer booklet 2 _Good Practice

This booklet is intended to act as an introduction to the concept of evidencing, measuring and recognising social competence and citizenship skills and is not intended to be a fully comprehensive guide. Each project will develop its own method of assessing the “distance travelled” of its participants and will develop its own set of indicators, according to the needs of the target group. In identifying a range of best practices it is hoped that the booklet will promote discussion and support organisations in developing their own systems. 

In our research we discovered a variety of methods used to assess progress, including paper-based methods, ICT based tools, games and 3D media. Paper –based assessment tools such as questionnaires may be difficult for those with literacy problems, whereas ICT based systems have the advantage of enabling participants to learn and develop their ICT skills at the same time.Games may not be as intimidating as written assessments.Organisations need to select the appropriate method for their target group. 

It is recognised that measuring “Soft skills” is more difficult than the traditional method of recognising progress through measuring knowledge. Although an “absolute” measurement cannot be taken, organisations can record that an improvement has been made. It is therefore important that a measurement takes place at the beginning and end of the project. Additionally by taking a 360-degree approach to measuring progress through self-assessment, teacher observations and peer assessment a more objective view of achievement will be made.