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BlindGradingOrEqualGrading 22 - 01 Apr 2009 - Main.MolissaFarber
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I was not at all uncomfortable with being graded blindly in any of my classes last semester. However, after hearing Eben discuss the grading possibilities for our third writing assignment in class today, I found myself prickling at the idea of being graded "with a bag over my head." This prospect is particularly prickly since we happen to have a professor who seems to be investing a great deal of effort in individualizing the learning process. In the class following Theo's HowToFixHealthcare post, Eben explained that his responses to Theo were engineered to best help Theo learn and develop his piece. The discomfort for some of the rest of us had come from the fact that we learn and are motivated differently, but could still see Eben's comments. I was struck by this explanation because not only did it make sense, but it seemed to be effective. Having gotten to know Theo a bit over the poker table, I suspected it was true that he would step up his game if challenged in the way that Eben challenged him. Given his re-write of the topic, it seems that he did just that. | | | I'm with you Esther; I thought that was the other option. I also think that given our other commitments, such an option might make sense, although the opportunity for additional feedback is tempting.
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BlindGradingOrEqualGrading 21 - 01 Apr 2009 - Main.AndrewCase
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| | Given that this will come up in Thursday's class, let's start the discussion.
I was not at all uncomfortable with being graded blindly in any of my classes last semester. However, after hearing Eben discuss the grading possibilities for our third writing assignment in class today, I found myself prickling at the idea of being graded "with a bag over my head." This prospect is particularly prickly since we happen to have a professor who seems to be investing a great deal of effort in individualizing the learning process. In the class following Theo's HowToFixHealthcare post, Eben explained that his responses to Theo were engineered to best help Theo learn and develop his piece. The discomfort for some of the rest of us had come from the fact that we learn and are motivated differently, but could still see Eben's comments. I was struck by this explanation because not only did it make sense, but it seemed to be effective. Having gotten to know Theo a bit over the poker table, I suspected it was true that he would step up his game if challenged in the way that Eben challenged him. Given his re-write of the topic, it seems that he did just that. |
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BlindGradingOrEqualGrading 20 - 01 Apr 2009 - Main.EstherKwak
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| | Given that this will come up in Thursday's class, let's start the discussion.
I was not at all uncomfortable with being graded blindly in any of my classes last semester. However, after hearing Eben discuss the grading possibilities for our third writing assignment in class today, I found myself prickling at the idea of being graded "with a bag over my head." This prospect is particularly prickly since we happen to have a professor who seems to be investing a great deal of effort in individualizing the learning process. In the class following Theo's HowToFixHealthcare post, Eben explained that his responses to Theo were engineered to best help Theo learn and develop his piece. The discomfort for some of the rest of us had come from the fact that we learn and are motivated differently, but could still see Eben's comments. I was struck by this explanation because not only did it make sense, but it seemed to be effective. Having gotten to know Theo a bit over the poker table, I suspected it was true that he would step up his game if challenged in the way that Eben challenged him. Given his re-write of the topic, it seems that he did just that. | | | -- MolissaFarber - 01 Apr 2009 | |
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> | I thought there was an option of not writing a third essay and everyone just getting the same grade for the third essay. I think that is what the last year's class did. As much as I would want an individualized assessment, at this point where we are so close to finals I would honestly not mind extra time I can have by not writing another essay... | | | -- EstherKwak - 01 Apr 2009 |
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BlindGradingOrEqualGrading 19 - 01 Apr 2009 - Main.AaronShepard
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| | Given that this will come up in Thursday's class, let's start the discussion.
I was not at all uncomfortable with being graded blindly in any of my classes last semester. However, after hearing Eben discuss the grading possibilities for our third writing assignment in class today, I found myself prickling at the idea of being graded "with a bag over my head." This prospect is particularly prickly since we happen to have a professor who seems to be investing a great deal of effort in individualizing the learning process. In the class following Theo's HowToFixHealthcare post, Eben explained that his responses to Theo were engineered to best help Theo learn and develop his piece. The discomfort for some of the rest of us had come from the fact that we learn and are motivated differently, but could still see Eben's comments. I was struck by this explanation because not only did it make sense, but it seemed to be effective. Having gotten to know Theo a bit over the poker table, I suspected it was true that he would step up his game if challenged in the way that Eben challenged him. Given his re-write of the topic, it seems that he did just that. | | | I thought we had that option, and that's exactly what last year's people did. Am I the only person who understood it that way?
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I'm with you Esther; I thought that was the other option. I also think that given our other commitments, such an option might make sense, although the opportunity for additional feedback is tempting.
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BlindGradingOrEqualGrading 18 - 01 Apr 2009 - Main.EstherKwak
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| | Given that this will come up in Thursday's class, let's start the discussion.
I was not at all uncomfortable with being graded blindly in any of my classes last semester. However, after hearing Eben discuss the grading possibilities for our third writing assignment in class today, I found myself prickling at the idea of being graded "with a bag over my head." This prospect is particularly prickly since we happen to have a professor who seems to be investing a great deal of effort in individualizing the learning process. In the class following Theo's HowToFixHealthcare post, Eben explained that his responses to Theo were engineered to best help Theo learn and develop his piece. The discomfort for some of the rest of us had come from the fact that we learn and are motivated differently, but could still see Eben's comments. I was struck by this explanation because not only did it make sense, but it seemed to be effective. Having gotten to know Theo a bit over the poker table, I suspected it was true that he would step up his game if challenged in the way that Eben challenged him. Given his re-write of the topic, it seems that he did just that. | | | There was no option for not writing a third essay; it would be written but everyone would get the same grade. This basically alleviates any "stress" that comes with writing a good paper, which may or may not detract from the overall quality of the papers. But remember, that means that the grade an individual receives will be determined by everything NOT the final, which may not be good for those that want to demonstrate improvement, effort, and commitment with the final paper.
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I thought we had that option, and that's exactly what last year's people did. Am I the only person who understood it that way?
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