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General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	The resource teaches to look critically at information and to carry out research in order to dispel myths about bats. Attitudes can change once exposed to correct information.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	We should care about knowing the correct information about certain animals.
To enhance this resource the following changes are strongly recommended:	Use current informational text strategies teach cooperative learning encourage peer teaching and sharing of information through presentations use technology and contact the media. showcase information learned via projects for the larger community.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Find out what the students already know and what questions they are interested in answering Present the task, discuss the intent of the lesson and find out what the students want to learn about the brown bat.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Mediocre	The bias is positive and necessary to dispel myths about bats, The focus is restricted to the little brown bat.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Mediocre	As this is geared towards younger students, multiple dimensions of problems and solutions are not fully addressed.
Respects Complexity	Good	Within the information, discussion and story the problems of bat survival are addressed.
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	Poor There are no action experiences developed. Students do build bat boxes and mention is made to share what they learn with their parents.
Action Skills	Poor/Not considered	TPoor The resource does not teach skills to take effective action.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Poor/Not considered	Poor This is not considered in this resource.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Mediocre	In the enrichment portion of lesson two teachers are encouraged to take the students to the zoo or a local pet store.
Locally-Focused	Good	The resource has an Alberta focus but due to the extensive range of the little brown bat, the lessons have local application in many jurisdictions. Students are encouraged to bring other small animals to the classroom and make comparison to bats.
Past, Present & Future	Good	This is accomplished through the background information and the story in the student booklet.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Mediocre	The resource provides opportunities within some of the activities for the students to make their own comparisons with other small animals but most lessons are teacher directed.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Good	Within the lessons and activities, drama, art and movement are integrated into the Language Arts and a Science focus of the resource. The story is written as one containing informational text.
Discovery Learning	Mediocre	Within the primarily teacher directed approach to this resource the students do have opportunities to take part in some hands-on activities which provide elements of discovery learning. There is no KWL approach used or any efforts made to illicit prior knowledge of bats from the students.
Values Clarification	Good	A bat attitude pretest and post test are provided in the resource to determine what students think about bats before and after completing the unit.
Differentiated Instruction	Mediocre	Because this is a heavily teacher-directed resource there is very little room for differentiated instruction.
Experiential Learning	Mediocre
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre	Students work in groups in the games played.
Assessment & Evaluation	Mediocre	Other than the pre and post attitudinal surveys, assessment and evaluation tools are missing.
Peer Teaching	Mediocre	As this is mostly teacher directed the students are encouraged to share what they have learned with their parents but there is no mention of further opportunities.
Case Studies	Mediocre	Specific case studies are not referred to, however informational text is woven into the story in the student booklet.
Locus of Control	Poor/Not considered	There are few meaningful opportunities for students to make their own choices.

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