Time to work over the course syllabus just a little more; I think self-assessment is proving to be my best strategy for shifting the focus from “What’s my grade?” to “What did I learn about…. ?”
Really, really, really want to incorporate peer assessments but my experience has been the kind of inconsistency that Morgan discusses in this video. #Teaching folks, what’s yielded the best results for your students?
@stepwinder @edutooters @ungrading #Ungrading
I think that there is a place and a need for multiple types and levels of feedback/assessment in a humanizing ungrading environment.
Self, peer (individual and group), and instructor.
All of these have affordances and constraints, and it's a question of use of time, who is best positioned to provide certain types of feedback and structures that guide feedback.
With peer feedback specifically, I found that it takes 3-4 weeks to calibrate it and teach it to students. For example, I have discussion posts and responses, and it takes guiding response questions (like.. why did you agree with the post? What evidence did they present to support their argument, or that you might add to it? to overcome the "I agree with you response")
Here is another example that is central to my ungrading approach that provides structures and examples that my team and I have refined. This is the anchor of student self assessment, goal setting, and ultimately grade justification, and I don't think I have shared it on here before.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bscqg5ezx0tkWJSRjuJ0XrHgpvXXIaEb1T_XXaxw17E/edit?usp=drivesdk
@ZingerLearns @edutooters @ungrading
Great resource; thanks for sharing! My government courses are getting to be more and more about reflection / assessment / growth and I’m ok with that. I do *however* spend a lot of my own time looking for strategies to be as efficient and effective as possible with all that so I can still talk about institutions and processes… or maybe just why it’s important to vote! lol
@stepwinder @edutooters @ungrading yes, activism and civic engagement in coursework is a whole other thing. As a science teacher educator, climate change, food justice, and thinking about action on them is critical.
