How did learning logs benefit pupils, teachers and parents?
The teachers used a variety of data to evaluate the effect the learning logs had on the pupils including questionnaires sent to parents at the beginning and end of the year, informal chats with pupils and examples of entries in the children’s log books. The teachers reported that: • children linked learning to both home and school • home/school partnerships became stronger • the project fostered a sense of working together • staff were more aware of children’s learning experiences out of school • parents were more aware of children’s learning experiences in school. The children were able to recognise when they have learned something and what learning opportunities were, whilst staff gained a bigger picture of individual children as learners, and parents were more aware of learning as it occurred in school. Learning logs provided children, parents and staff with an easily accessible tool for remembering and sharing learning opportunities. When questioned about why they had learning logs
