Not everyone grades their application projects, but for those who do, rubrics are a VERY good way to go. :-)
I recently discovered this awesome, super-practical book about how to cook up good rubrics:
Introduction to Rubrics, by Stevens and Levi
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Rubrics-Assessment-Effective-Feedback/dp/1579221157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281369966&sr=8-1
Highly recommended!
-M
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From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Herb Coleman
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 11:59 PM
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Subject: Re: grading applications
Jennifer, I require my teams to support their decisions with facts from
research or the textbook. I also require them to associate their
decisions with one of the major theories of the discipline. This is what
I grade them on. They also share some of their facts and theories with
the class during the fishbowl (executive council) discussion.
Jennifer Imazeki wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> One more question (sorry to keep bugging you all!): How do people
> grade application exercises, or do you? I've created a number of
> applications that I think meet the 4S criteria but since the group
> responses are all short (or require choosing one option in a
> multiple-choice format), and there's rarely a 'right' answer, I'm not
> sure how to capture the explanation/discussion part. Do you have each
> group submit a written explanation of their responses, in addition to
> whatever comes out in class discussion? Do you somehow grade groups
> based on oral discussion in class? Any suggestions or advice would be
> much appreciated!
>
> thanks and have a great weekend,
> Jennifer
>
>
>
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Herb Coleman,Ph.D
Dir. Instructional Computing and Technology
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Austin Community College
Highland Business Center
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752
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