EXPERIENCE

Introduction

The Experience Module allows one to enter the historical specifics of both staff and learners. Handled are school details, subjects taught/taken, sports coached/taken, awards received, offenses committed and a number of other details.

Features

Prior Learner Schooling

  • Previous learner profile, I.Q., total merits, total demerits
  • Previous learner subjects taken
  • Previous learner subject performances
  • Previous learner sports taken
  • Previous learner sporting performances for athletics, gymnastics and swimming
  • Previous learner awards received
  • Previous learner aptitudes
  • Previous learner misdemeanors

Prior Staff Experience

  • Previous staff profile
  • Previous staff subjects taught
  • Previous staff sports coached
  • Previous staff awards received
  • Previous staff misdemeanors

 

Contents

There are two main sections to Experience Module:

Prior Schooling

Staff Experience

 

Prior Schooling

Prior schooling is the section of the Experience Module that caters for the experiences of learners whilst at previous schools. The overall details are embedded in the Learner screen and are as follows:

  • The School / Institution
  • General
  • Previous Subjects
  • Previous Sports
  • Previous Awards
  • Previous Aptitudes
  • Previous Misdemeanors

 

The School / Institution

The following information is held:

  • School / Institution – The name of the school (e.g. XYZ Elementary)
  • From Date – The date the learner joined the school
  • To Date – The date the learner left the school

General

General information about the learner’s stay at the school is as follows:

  • Profile / Comments - This holds the learner’s overall personality profile along with any comments on good or problem areas whilst at the previous school. This is useful for establishing how a learner’s personality profile has changed from school to school.
  • Nature - This holds the general nature of the learner (whether good, average or bad) whilst at the previous school. This is useful for establishing how a learner’s nature has changed from school to school.
  • I.Q. - This shows the learner’s I.Q. at the school. This of course helps us establish just how bright the learner registered at least at some point along their schooling path.
  • Merits - This tallies the total number of merits received from the school. This shows how good a learner was at the various schools and whether or not the learner’s good deeds are increasing or decreasing.
  • Demerits - This tallies the total number of demerits received from the school. This shows how bad a learner was at the various schools and whether or not a learner is improving or simply deteriorating.

 

Previous Subjects

The section has the following:

  • Subjects - This section holds the subjects taken by a learner at a previous school. Typically, only the subjects taken at in the last year at the school are recorded. Shown are the following:
  • Year – The year the subject was taken (e.g. 1998)
  • Subject – The name of the subject (e.g. Science)
  • Grade – The grade of the subject (e.g. Grade 7)
  • Level – The level the subject was taken on (e.g. Ordinary Level)
  • Mark – The percentage obtained (e.g. 50)
  • Grade Position – The position of the learner in the grade (e.g. 3).
  • Performance – Was the subject’s mark considered by the previous school to be an academic achievement?

 

  • Chart - This shows the subjects in chart form. This is very useful for analytical purposes where one can clearly see what subjects a learner is best and weakest in. This helps your school in determining which subjects a learner should take and which subjects require special attention.
  • Performance - This simply shows all the subjects that were considered by the previous school to be academic achievements.

 

Previous Sports

The section has the following:

  • Sports - This section holds the sports taken by a learner at a previous school. Typically, only the sports taken at in the last year at the school are recorded. Shown are the following:
  • Year – The year the sport was taken
  • Sport – The name of the sport (e.g. Soccer)
  • Age Group – The age group of the sport (e.g. Under 13)
  • Talent – The degree of talent as a percentage (e.g. 50)
  • Sex – The gender of the team (e.g. Male)
  • Chart - This shows the sports in chart form. This is very useful for analytical purposes where one can clearly see what sports a learner is best and weakest in. This helps your school in determining which sports a learner should take and which sports require special attention.
  • Performance - This allows one to record the following sporting performances: Athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming. Needed are the following:
  • Sport – The type of sport (whether athletics, gymnastics or swimming)
  • Date – The date of the performance
  • Position – The position obtained (e.g. 2)
  • Heat - The heat (e.g. 50m Freestyle)
  • Age Group – E.g. Under 13
  • Measurement – the measurement (e.g. 20.14 s)
  • Performance – Was this an official performance?
  • Record – Was this a record? It is possible for a record to be broken but not officially recognized as a performance.
  • Sex – What was the gender of the team (e.g. Female)

 

Previous Awards

These are the awards given to the learner from the previous school. The following information is needed:

  • Award – the name of the award (e.g. Swimming Award).
  • Date – the date the award was received.
  • Criteria – The criteria that have to be met in order to receive the award (e.g. For swimming excellence).

 

Previous Aptitudes

Aptitudes are presented both numerically and graphically:

  • Aptitudes - The aptitudes of a learner from a previous school consist of the following:
  • Aptitude – The aptitude itself (e.g. Dancing)
  • Talent – The level of talent as a percentage (e.g. 80)
  • Chart - This shows the aptitudes in chart form. This is very useful for analytical purposes where one can clearly see those areas of talent. This helps your school determine which subjects and even sports (like chess for example) a learner should take and which subjects/sports require special attention.


Previous Misdemeanors

Typically only serious misdemeanors, such as those that resulted in suspensions or expulsions are recorded here (i.e. are actually of interest to your school).

The offences committed by learners at previous schools consist of the following elements:

  • Date – The date of the offence
  • Offence – A brief description of the offence (e.g. Assaulted a fellow learner)
  • Reported By – The name of the person that reported the offence (e.g. Prefect Terry Williams)
  • Action Taken – The punishment for the offence (e.g. 1 days suspension)

 

Staff Experience

Staff Experience, as its name implies, is the section of the Experience Module that caters for the previous work experiences of staff members pertaining to schools and other institutions. The overall details are embedded in the Staff screen (see the Staff Manual for details), and are as follows:

  • The School / Institution
  • General
  • Previous Subjects
  • Previous Sports
  • Previous Awards
  • Previous Misdemeanors

 

The School / Institution

The following information is held:

  • School / Institution – The name of the school (e.g. XYZ Elementary)
  • From Date – The date the staff member joined the school
  • To Date – The date the staff member left the school

 

General

General information about the staff member’s stay at the school is as follows:

  • Profile / Comments - This holds the staff member’s overall personality profile along with any comments on good or problem areas whilst at the previous school. This is useful for establishing how a staff member’s personality profile has changed from school to school.

 

Previous Subjects

The section has the following:

  • Subjects - This section holds the subjects taught by a staff member at a previous school. Shown are the following:
  • Date Range – The starting and ending dates of when a staff member taught the subject at the previous school. These dates thus represent a period or range of when the subject was taught. If the subject was taught on and off, then an entry needs to be added for each time. For example, if SGL Science, Grade 8, Advanced Level was taught in 1995, and then again in 1998 through to August 2003, then two entries for that SGL need to be added: 1995/01/01 – 1995/12/31, 1998/01/01 – 2003/08/31
  • Subject – The name of the subject (e.g. Science)
  • Grade – The grade of the subject (e.g. Grade 8)
  • Level – The level the subject was taught on (e.g. Advanced Level)
  • Competency – How competent the staff member was as per performance appraisals.
  • Chart - This shows subject-teaching competency in chart form. This is very useful for analytical purposes where one can clearly see what subjects a staff member is good at teaching as well as those subjects that need more work (training).

 

Previous Sports

The section has the following:

  • Sports - This section holds the sports coached by a staff member at a previous school. Shown are the following:
  • Date Range – The starting and ending dates of when a staff member taught the sport at the previous school. These dates thus represent a period or range of when the sport was coached. If the sport was coached on and off, then an entry needs to be added for each time. For example, if sport Soccer – Boys Under 14B was coached in 1995, and then again in 1998 through to August 2003, then two entries for that sport are needed: 1995/01/01 – 1995/12/31, 1998/01/01 – 2003/08/31
  • Sport – The name of the sport (e.g. Soccer)
  • Age Group – The age group of the sport (e.g. Under 14)
  • Level – The level the sport was taken on (e.g. B). The level is needed here so that the nature of the coach can be more accurately assessed. A B-Team coach might, for example, be more patient and understanding and more fun than an A-Team coach (who would obviously be under more pressure to produce results).
  • Competency – How competent the staff member was as per performance appraisals. This figure is very important since it can give an initial rough estimate as to who should be coaching what sport and which team.
  • Sex – The gender of the team coached (e.g. Male). This is also important, since a particular coach might only have experience coach boys, for example, may for whatever reason perform differently when instructing girls.
  • Chart - This shows the sports in chart form. This is very useful for analytical purposes where one can clearly see what sports a staff member is best and weakest in. This helps your school determining which sports a staff member should coach and which sports perhaps require more coach training.


Previous Awards

These are the awards given to the staff member from the previous school. The following information is needed:

  • Award – the name of the award (e.g. Staff of the Year).
  • Date – the date the award was received.
  • Criteria – The criteria that have to be met in order to receive the award (e.g. For being the best staff member).

 

Previous Misdemeanors

Typically only serious misdemeanors, such as those that resulted in suspensions are recorded here (i.e. are actually of interest to your school). The offences committed by learners at previous schools consist of the following elements:

  • Date – The date of the offence
  • Offence – A brief description of the offence (e.g. Assaulted a fellow staff member)
  • Reported By – The name of the person that reported the offence (e.g. Mrs. Sally Smith)
  • Action Taken – The punishment for the offence (e.g. 1 weeks suspension without pay)

 

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