Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1250126
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
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A Better Way to Assess Discussions
Wiggins, Alexis
Educational Leadership, v77 n7 p34-38 Apr 2020
When teachers give a group grade for discussions, students focus on collaboration--not "airtime." Alexis Wiggins, teacher and author of "The Best Class You Never Taught" (ASCD, 2017), describes how--and why--a group grade works so well for class conversations (a bonus rubric is included).
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Student Participation, Grading, Teamwork, Scoring Rubrics, Cooperation
ASCD. 1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714. Tel: 800-933-2723; Tel: 703-578-9600; Fax: 703-575-5400; Web site: http://www.ascd.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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