Carrie Ann’s April 6th Class reflection

Posted by on April 12, 2010 
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How do we accomplish assessment in-group work and for me how do we accomplish this in a large class setting?  This past weeks class and our discussion of the Cross and Steadman book helped me make some educational choices in this area.  This summer I am teaching a larger sized class on the topic of the Introduction to Classical Music, and a group project will be a part of the summer assignments.  I am going to try Darren’s idea of taking a portion of the points awarded to allocate to the peer evaluations of the other members and their role(s) within the group.  This way no one student takes complete control of the project and all members are equally involved in the final project. In my own teaching and assessment of group work in my classes, I need to try different assessment strategies to see what works and what does not.  Also, I need to realize that some strategies will work for a particular group of students one semester, but might not work with the next semester’s students.

The discussion that Aracelie led with regards to veterans returning to the higher education setting really struck a chord for me.  We need to make this transition easier for this particular group of students and take into account life experiences that only veterans can understand.  When asking students to write on topics that might bring up events or feelings that they are not ready or willing to delve into, we as educators must come up with “tools” or know of ways to guide our students through some difficult times.  As we saw in class, the research on this topic today is just beginning to scratch the surface and much more is needed to be effective in helping these students.

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