Some Elements in Supervisor Evaluation of Field Work Students

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At a time when educational institutions are moving away from objective evaluation of students, and, in a field where the word judgmental is almost an obscenity, the supervisor of field work students may approach his inevitable role as evaluator with something less than enthusiasm. Evaluation seen primarily as the terminal step in the student's field work placement is little more than judging and labelling according to that judgment. But dealt with as part of an ongoing process that enables supervisor and student to focus on directions most beneficial to the student's professional development, the final evaluation can become an effective learning instrument in itself, with much of the sting removed.