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Personal Development Progress File

The document discusses the origins and development of personal development planning (PDP) in higher education in the UK. It originated from a 1997 recommendation to develop a progress file for students consisting of a transcript and means to monitor and reflect on personal development. PDP is defined as a structured process for students to reflect on their own learning and development and plan goals. Institutions were given time to implement PDP across all higher education awards. While implementation has varied, research shows PDP can enhance student learning when it involves reflection and action planning. The document also discusses moving from PDP to research degree progression planning and ensuring support from supervisors.

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Personal Development Progress File

The document discusses the origins and development of personal development planning (PDP) in higher education in the UK. It originated from a 1997 recommendation to develop a progress file for students consisting of a transcript and means to monitor and reflect on personal development. PDP is defined as a structured process for students to reflect on their own learning and development and plan goals. Institutions were given time to implement PDP across all higher education awards. While implementation has varied, research shows PDP can enhance student learning when it involves reflection and action planning. The document also discusses moving from PDP to research degree progression planning and ensuring support from supervisors.

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Personal Development Planning

overview
Rob Ward
The one-stop shop for the HE Progress File
http://www.recordingachievement.org

The Focus for the Session.


Overview;
legal requirements;
future developments.
And all in 20 minutes, so well need to
move quickly!

Origins of the HE Progress File


Dearing HE Inquiry : Recommendation 20
We recommend that Institutions of Higher Education, over the
medium term, develop a Progress File. The File should consist of
two elements:
A Transcript recording student achievement which should
follow a common format devised by institutions collectively
through their representative bodies;
A means by which students can monitor, build and reflect upon
their
personal
development
(Personal
Development
Planning/Recording).
National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, 1997

Personal Development Planning


Defined:
a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect
upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for
their personal, educational and career development.
Policy Intentions: to help students:
become more effective, independent and confident self-directed
learners;
understand how they are learning and relate their learning to a wider
context;
improve their general skills for study and career management;
articulate their personal goals and evaluate progress towards their
achievement;
and encourage a positive attitude to learning throughout life.
5 year lead-in-time (2005/06 start date) for the implementation of
policy across the whole system and for all HE awards.
More recently ..we will review . the progress being made on the
use of transcripts and personal development portfolios. We
want them to be used to enable learners to understand and
reflect on their achievements and to present those achievements to
employers, institutions and other stakeholders. HE Strategy Paper

Progress to Date (CHERI Report)


Personal Development Planning
Various stages of planning, implementation and
use of PDP
Variability in approaches to adoption

PDP and effective learning


PDP enhances learning i.e. there are positive
outcomes when the process of learning involves
reflection and action planning.
Gough, D.A., Kiwan, D., Sutcliffe, S., Simpson D.
and Houghton N (2003) A systematic map and
synthesis review of the effectiveness of personal
development planning for improving student learning.
Report on-line at
http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/EPPIWeb/home.aspx?page=/re
el/review_groups/EPPI/LTSN/LTSN_intro.htm

Measuring and Recording Student


Achievement Scoping Group
Key areas :
Review current methodologies for representing
(describing, measuring and recording) student
achievement.
Identify progress on use of transcripts and personal
development portfolios.
Consider more sophisticated ways of measuring value added.

Evaluate recent research on the honours classification


system consider possible alternative methods for
presenting the overall achievements of students.
Build upon the best current practice on credit systems, and to
scale this up so that there is widespread and consistent use of
credit across higher education.

Report available at:


http://bookshop.universitiesuk.ac.uk/downloads/measuringachievement.pdf

From PDP to RDP:


links to the minimum threshold standards
and QAA Code of Practice;
the Postgraduate student perspective.

Minimum threshold standards


Selection/admission/enrolment/inductionstudent and
institution to sign up to an agreement on the desired
outcomes of the RDP.
Supervisory arrangements regular structured interations
between the student and the supervisor/s to report discuss
and agree academic and personal progress..
Development of research and other skills student and
supervisor/s to identify and agree a training needs
analysisas part of the induction process. Student
training needs to be reviewed regularlystudent to
maintain a jointly agreed record of personal progress
in the development of research and other skills.

QAA Code of Practice for Research


Students

Institutions will put in place and bring to the attention of students


and relevant staff clearly defined mechanisms for formal reviews
of student progress, including explicit review stages.

Institutions will provide guidance to students, supervisors and


others involved in progress monitoring and review processes
about the importance of keeping appropriate records of the
outcomes of meetings and related activities.

Institutional guidance may be facilitated by the introduction of


electronic logs, such as can be made available through
institutional portals, perhaps as part of personal development
planning (PDP).

Each student's development needs will be identified and agreed


jointly by the student and appropriate academic staff, initially
during the student's induction period; they will be regularly
reviewed during the research programme and amended as
appropriate.

Institutions will provide opportunities for research students to


maintain a record of personal progress, which includes reference
to the development of research and other skills.

Personal Development Planning for


Postgraduates

..postgraduates welcome the idea of PDP. Many schemes


however seem to swamp the research student leading to halfheartedness and poor implementation. One key problem is that
supervisors often do not fully recognise the importance of PDP
and without their support, students often lose interest and the
schemes become more of a chore than a benefit. Although PDP
should be student owned and implemented, strong support and
encouragement from supervisors is imperative.

PDP can bring the structure often seen in taught p/g programmes
into research degrees. This should avert the tunnel blindness
often developed by the narrow focus of a thesis and result in a
broader context of learning which is essential for future career
prospects.
National Postgraduate Committee

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