Measures and References: References: Collaboration

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Measuring Student Collaboration: (Evans et al., 2020): A guide with a number of different types of Collaboration measures, including observational, self report, rating scales, standardized measures, and performance assessments.

References

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