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Warrensburg, Missouri · WarrensburgIt was midway through week four of the fall semester. The preservice teacher candidates sat in small groups, reviewing their assignments from the previous week. One student’s brow furrowed as she read her feedback, stopping on the comment “Add more differentiation for diverse learners.” She mumbled, “I thought I did.” Across the room, another student asked, “What does ‘create a better hook’ mean?” I circulated, offering clarification, but the fr…Read Article
Making Feedback Meaningful: A Three-Step Process
Rochester, New York · RochesterIf you use team projects and the grade comes only from you, you’re missing an essential opportunity. Including peer evaluations in your grades provides necessary information for you and gives your students a valuable team experience. Given that teamwork is one of the top skills employers desire in new hires, excellent team experiences will help to prepare students for their futures.Requiring peer evaluations can be an issue when students don’t k…Read Article
How to Make Peer Feedback Simple and Successful
Artificial Intelligence · Colorado SpringsOne of the fundamental tenets of higher education is that students should take notes on what their instructor says in order to study from those notes later. But there are two problems with this method. First, note-taking requires focusing on what was said in the past, meaning that you often miss what is currently being said. That is partly why students do not want to ask questions in class; they worry that the instructor covered the point while …Read Article
