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Today I tried something new in #Ungrading. I wanted to help my students evaluate their own growth throughout their completion of an #OChemI take home exam. So I gave them a self-assessment that will be factored into their accuracy score for that exam.
A thread...
A thread...
Intro: I want to hear about your growth process during your completion of this exam. This reflection
should have five distinct questions answered (which should be headings throughout your
reflection). It should be a minimum of 800 words & counts as a learning journal entry 2.
should have five distinct questions answered (which should be headings throughout your
reflection). It should be a minimum of 800 words & counts as a learning journal entry 2.
(I also told them that I didn’t care about font, spacing, citation format, etc. - they need to use what is most comfortable for them.)
Questions/Headings
1. When you began this exam, did you feel prepared? Why or why not?
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Questions/Headings
1. When you began this exam, did you feel prepared? Why or why not?
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2. What important things did you learn about your learning process during the taking of
this exam? Highlight whether you think these things that you learned are strengths or
growth edges in the future and whether (and how) you plan to modify them in the
future.
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this exam? Highlight whether you think these things that you learned are strengths or
growth edges in the future and whether (and how) you plan to modify them in the
future.
#Ungrading
3. What resources did you use to help you understand the material? Do you think these
resources were helpful? Why or why not?
(Note: Cheating sites like Chegg and CourseHero were banned in advance of the exam. Not that they didn’t still use them.)
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resources were helpful? Why or why not?
(Note: Cheating sites like Chegg and CourseHero were banned in advance of the exam. Not that they didn’t still use them.)
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4. When you finished the exam, did you feel like you had learned anything? If so, what did
you learn? If you didn’t feel like you learned anything, do you have suggestions for
questions that might have helped you improve your learning?
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you learn? If you didn’t feel like you learned anything, do you have suggestions for
questions that might have helped you improve your learning?
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5. If you honestly evaluate the time, effort, and work you put into this exam, what grade
(in a percentage) do you think you deserve?
(Note: I *want* to take this self-assessment as their grade for the exam. However, I’ve found that the majority of my class - women & POC...
(in a percentage) do you think you deserve?
(Note: I *want* to take this self-assessment as their grade for the exam. However, I’ve found that the majority of my class - women & POC...
...consistently give themselves considerably lower grades than I would have given them. So, I need to factor in some of my assessment as well.)
We’ll see how this goes. But this #ungrading journey is definitely dynamic. I’m constantly prototyping & iterating. It’s my eval expt.
We’ll see how this goes. But this #ungrading journey is definitely dynamic. I’m constantly prototyping & iterating. It’s my eval expt.
