Assessment process

The assessment process for the ODS Contest will be performed in two distinct stages:

1st stage of ODS  Contest: National Contests

A jury, nominated by the National Cordinators, will evaluate the submitted learning scenarios according to the most innovative, interesting and successful scenario in all possible themes of ODS with the following criteria:

  1. Quality: The scenario is well described, complete and well structured
  2. Innovation: The scenario uses innovative methods, or new connections, new approaches, new groups of persons involved etc.
  3. Enjoyment/Fun: The scenario provides a great portion of enjoyment and fun for the pupils and not just learning
  4. ODS: The scenario uses a lot of ODS functions, ideas, communities, connections
  5. Personality: The scenario develops the personalities of the participating pupils, and takes care on the possible diverse characters
  6. Team work: The scenario increases the ability of pupils to work in teams
  7. Ethics: The scenario does include issues like gender, discrimination, inclusion, health, migration, social disadvantaged, something that the pupils are motivated to contribute to the advancement of our society and life on this earth
  8. Economy: The scenario alerts the pupils that there are also financing issues connected, e.g. the costs for the equipment, the working time, the issues concerned, the market values etc.
  9. Connectivity: The scenario includes connections with other groups, countries, persons, also those with special needs

Every submitted learning scenario should be evaluated by 3 jury members (at least).

The jury awards for each of the 8 criteria a maximum of 5 points, criterion 7 Ethics with 10 points resulting in a maximum of 50 points.

The learning scenario which received the maximum points nominates the National Winner, who continues to the 2nd stage of the Contest.

2nd stage of ODS  Contest: PanEuropean Contest

The assessment process of the second stage of the ODS Contest will be implemented among the teachers who are nominated National Winners. All the Learning Scenarios of the teachers, who are nominated National Winners are publicly visible to a digital gallery.

There will be two distinct processes for evaluating the best Learning Scenarios and two panEuropean winners:

a. PanEuropean Winner, the teacher who his/her learning scenario will receive the majority of the votes from the National Winners.

Each contestant-teacher has the right to choose (vote) three of the submitted Learning Scenarios for the first prize, except its own;

The Learning Scenario, which will receive the majority of votes, will pinpoint its creator, as a PanEuropean ODS Contest winner.

In case of equal number of votes for two or more Learning Scenarios, an transparent draw procedure will take place for providing the ranking of the Learning Scenarios.

Only the National Winners have the right to vote for the best Learning Scenario.

b. PanEuropean Winner, the teacher who his/her learning scenario will receive the majority of the votes from the community of Facebook

Each person with a Facebook account has the right to vote for the best Learning Scenario.

The Learning Scenario, which will receive the majority of votes, will pinpoint its creator, as a PanEuropean ODS Contest winner.