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| Path: Home > Research > Literacy, Language & Numeracy > Projects > Catching Confidence |
Catching Confidence
The nature and role of confidence – ways of developing and
recording changes in the learning context
[Duration] [The Pack] [Projects Contacts] [Project History] [Additional Information]
Project Status: Finished
Duration of project
Start: March 2003
End: March 2006
The Pack
This pack builds on the initial research and experience of tutors using the
Catching Confidence tool in different learning environments. It contains a
summary of our research findings as well as advice and guidance on how to
capture changes in learners' confidence levels. The pack was developed in
response to what teachers felt could be a helpful process in catching
confidence.
Due to the popularity of the pack we have run out of printed copies but you can now download your own version in English or Welsh. Please ensure you read the summary report and tutor guidance before adapting the tool to use with your practitioners and learners.
English
Cymraeg
Downloads
 | Catching Confidence Tool (Word file) |
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Catching Confidence - The initial research final report 2004 (PDF file) |
Project Contacts
Nina Dutton; nina.Dutton@niace.org.uk
Dr. Jan Eldred jan.eldred@niace.org.uk
Jane Ward jane.ward@niace.org.uk
Project History
Catching confidence arose from Adult and Community Learning Fund (ACLF) projects. The projects were from different geographical areas of England. Projects from further education, adult and community learning and the voluntary and community sector worked with a range of different learners. Many of the learners had undertaken little or no learning.
One of the key learning outcomes reported by ACLF projects was a growth in confidence and self-esteem among learners, and such gains appeared to be highly significant to learners. The outcomes were usually based on anecdotal evidence. There was little systematic gathering of indicators of changes in confidence and little knowledge of what difference increased confidence made to learners. Teachers did not reveal which learning processes were most effective in developing confidence. It was important to learn more about the nature of confidence, particularly the role of confidence in learning and to explore ways in which any changes in confidence could be captured.
The initial research began in 2004 and involved investigating the nature of confidence, designing a research tool to capture changes in confidence and working with practitioner-researchers. A further stage of development involved working with more practitioners to discover how the process might be used in teaching and learning situations.
A pack was produced which built on the research and recent experience of tutors using the catching confidence tool in different learning environments. It contains a summary of research findings as well as advice and guidance on how to build confidence as well as how to capture changes. The pack was developed in response to what teachers felt could be a helpful process in catching confidence
Copies of the pack are available from sarah.wright@niace.org.uk
Additional Information
We are currently looking at developing our research further.
Catching Confidence training events ran from 2004 to early 2007, there are currently no more training events planned in the near future.
