Learning occurs occurs across complex dimensions which are
interrelated and interdependent. Learning theorists have argued
that learning and development is not an assembly-line which can
be broken down into discrete steps occurring with machine-time
precision, but an organic process that unfolds along a continuum
according to its own pace and rhythm. The teacher (and student)
is actively searching for, and documenting, positive evidence of
student development across five dimensions: confidence and
independence, knowledge and understanding, skills and
strategies, use of prior and emerging experience, and critical
reflection. These five dimensions cannot be "separated out" and
treated individually; rather, they are dynamically interwoven
and interdependent. Individually, you should expect to make
progress across five dimensions: Confidence and independence
Confidence and independence in our own reading, writing, and
thinking abilities. We see growth and development when learners'
confidence and independence bec