I also find that using non-graded application exercises has many advantages, and students are highly engaged. One advantage I haven't seen mentioned yet is that by not grading my application exercises, I am free to make them as difficult and/or ambiguous as I like. Nothing kills discussion more than an application that's too easy, which I would be tempted toward if they were graded (to make sure it's "fair").Sometimes there is no real right answer to the applications I write, but the question provides interesting discussion. For example, in my sophomore pre-nursing anatomy class, I ask the students if they would rather lose their stomach, small intestine, or large intestine. While the small intestine is clearly a terrible answer, there are good arguments for either of the other two, and students argue the point passionately both within their teams and in the whole-class discussion afterward, meanwhile learning a lot from each other and their resources about the different functions of these organs. Overall, I find that not grading the applications leads to students being more interested in the underlying concepts-- and yes, maybe what the answer is, but also why that's the answer, and not whether they got it right or not.Sarah LeupenUMBC Biological SciencesOn Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Bill Goffe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:William -
For what it is worth, I don't grade application exercises. I find that
students are fully engaged with out doing this. In fact, there is some
evidence that people do less creative work when there is extrinsic
motivation (I don't have references handy, but this is a key point of Dan
Pink's book "Drive" and it is covered in his TED talk as well).
Also, if you grade it, they're likely to share application exercises with
students who take the course later, so you'll have to write new ones each
semester. As most find it hard to to write AEs, you're adding
significantly to your workload.
You can certainly still standard midterms and finals in TBL.
- Bill
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> I am a bit of a novice TBLer so looking for some advice if you would be so kind. I am working on a way to grade the in-class applications, as it is a substantial part of the course expectations and student work. I was thinking of doing this in a two-fold manner - 1.) having a "right" answer to the applications that the groups could scratch off on the IFAT form after they have discussed and debated across groups (I would likely make this open to appeals as well); and 2.) developing some type of process feedback form in which each group would get a score at the end of a session (assessing things such as team interactions/dynamics, engagement, sound rationale behind answers during simultaneous reporting, others?!?).
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> I would love any feedback or resources if there are any out there.
>
> Many thanks!
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