Friday, May 6, 2011
What if you never graded another activity or project?
Have you ever wondered why teachers continue to place meaningless numbers, percentages and letters on class activities or projects? There are mountains of research indicating that this practice is ineffective when it comes to evaluating students and helping them learn. Yet teachers continue with the grades.
What if you were to stop with the numbers, percentages and letters? What if you provided narrative feedback on all activities. What if you used verbal feedback as well as written? What if you wrote lengthy reports at the end of each grading period, outlining strengths and weakness, as well as a clear prescription for improvement for every one of your students?
Would it be more work? Absolutely. Is it the right thing to do? Watch this video, and you be the judge.
Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section.
