The classroom is a non-stop hub of feedback: test grades, assignment scores, paper comments, peer review, individual conferences, nonverbal cues, and more. Feedback is essential for student learning. Still, students’…
…and instead be the unsure, adventurer-ready-to-explore-new-topics one. I give open-ended questions on topics I don’t even quite understand myself. Students will often ask for all the answers, but I reply,…
…inclusion of multiple-choice exam questions. We negotiated a system in which students could opt to write a paper instead of taking one of the one-hour exams (about five students actually…
…Students by Using Wikipedia This seminar offers a glimpse into how Wikipedia can empower students to share their knowledge with the world around them. Through real-life strategies and helpful background…
…essays. Depending upon their stated goals, they might include examples of a more expansive vocabulary, more sophisticated knowledge of a Spanish-speaking culture, greater facility in comprehending and commenting on a…
Participating in team projects offers students the chance to develop interpersonal communication skills (Figueira & Leal, 2013), build relationships with classmates, and increase the level of collective competencies as each…
…into www.google.com, and you will get close to 700,000 hits. Providing students with a clear, fair, and useful assessment of their class participation is challenging for even the most seasoned…
…their professional and academic goals. Another component we adopted from the business department’s model is to require three evaluations. Interns are evaluated by their direct supervisor at their internship twice,…
