Learning Record Exemplars
These explanations reflect my own interpretation of the Learning Record model set forth by Myra Barrs and Mary Barr. The exemplars are drawn from actual student Learning Records completed in rhetoric and composition classes at the University of Texas at Austin. I'm very grateful for their contributions.
We use the term "exemplar" not in the sense of "ideal" but in the sense of a "representative sample."
Here are some examples taken from Learning Records of students in prior classes. There's a brief explanation for each part of the Record and examples for that section, followed by examples of complete Records together with the students' work. These exemplars are not intended to represent "ideal" responses, just responses that are reasonably detailed, well-supported by evidence, thoughtful, and complete. I'm very grateful for the contributions of all students in my classes to these pages.
Preparing the LR involves considerable thinking and writing; there's quite a bit of text in a completed LR, but since it is distributed over the entire semester, it grows a little bit at a time. Because it involves substantial observation, gathering of evidence, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, argumentation, organization, and presentation, I count the Learning Record itself as a major writing project in my courses.