Personal Learning Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)
Learning focus
As students work towards the achievement of Level 4 standards in Personal Learning, they explore individual strategies and skills that assist in their learning, such as the use of T charts to develop effective listening skills and concept webs to link ideas. With support, they consider a range of approaches to learning and reflect on how the approaches they use influence the quality of their learning. They explore learning styles which may not be their preferred style and consider why such experimentation is an important aspect of their learning.
Students seek and use teacher feedback to develop their content knowledge and understanding and reflect on how their prior knowledge has changed. They explore how personal values, perspectives and attitudes contribute to the development of content knowledge and understanding.
They identify the many contexts in which learning occurs both within school (such as learning activities in the classroom, and developing physical skills in the playground or through extracurricular sporting activities) and beyond school (such as reading a book at home, visiting an aquarium or exploring physical features of local environments).
In selected reflective activities, students explore the impact of various emotions on their learning and they learn to maintain a positive attitude. They consider the impact of impulsive behaviour in themselves and others on their learning and implement strategies for managing their own impulsive behaviour; for example, ensuring they understand directions fully, and developing a plan or strategy for addressing issues that arise. They discuss the value of persistence and effort, and reflect on how these qualities affect their learning. As a class or in groups, students recognise their responsibilities for managing their learning, such as staying focused and on task.
Through participation in a variety of group and whole-class activities, students begin to articulate the advantages of learning effectively with, and from, their peers. They seek feedback from peers and consider the validity of the feedback they receive. They identify the values that underpin the creation of a classroom environment that will support the learning of all students such as respect, equity and inclusion.
Students develop, justify and monitor their own learning goals. They learn to apply strategies for managing the completion of both short and extended tasks within timeframes set by the teacher and they reflect on how effectively they were able to use these strategies. They are provided with opportunities to manage and monitor progress of some tasks independently, and they compare how they undertake independent tasks and teacher-directed tasks. They review their work for accuracy before presenting it for assessment.
As students prepare for the transition to secondary school, they reflect on the progress they have made with their learning and set goals for the future focusing on their attitudes towards and management of their learning.
Standards
The individual learner
At Level 4, students identify, with support, their preferred learning styles and use strategies that promote learning. They monitor and describe progress in their learning and demonstrate learning habits that address their individual needs. They seek and respond to teacher feedback to develop their content knowledge and understanding. They identify and explain how different perspectives and attitudes can affect learning. They negotiate learning improvement goals and justify the choices they make about their own learning. Students actively develop, monitor and refine protocols that create a positive learning environment in the classroom.
Managing personal learning
At Level 4, students develop and implement plans to complete short-term and long-term tasks within timeframes set by the teacher, utilising appropriate resources. They undertake some set tasks independently, identifying stages for completion. They describe task progress and achievements, suggesting how outcomes may have been improved. They persist when experiencing difficulty with learning tasks. They seek and use learning support when needed from peers, teachers and other adults. They practise positive self talk. They demonstrate a positive attitude to learning within and outside the classroom.
Downloads
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Personal Learning booklet (
PDF - 227KB) - Personal Learning standards table (Doc - 40KB)
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Victorian Essential Learning Standards Level 4 ( PDF - 751KB)
