Tag: learning
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Creating Rubrics
Having a well-designed rubric for your course assignment can be a very useful tool, but as anybody who’s created rubrics can tell you, they’re not the easiest thing to design. In the past my approach has been to start with someone else’s rubric and adapt it for my purposes. I still think having examples and…
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Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice tests are usually seen as a less-than-desirable form of student assessment, but in some contexts (especially large classes) we find ourselves relying on these types of questions. Creating effective multiple-choice questions takes time and effort, but will be better indicators of student knowledge and understanding. In this blog post, I will provide some “best…
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Hexagonal Discussion
Last semester, in pursuit of a new approach to class discussion – a tried and true learning activity, but one which can start to feel a bit stagnant after a while – I came across something interesting. It’s called hexagonal thinking. Hexagonal thinking is essentially a visual way to create connections between concepts and elements…