Example criteria and grading scales
Grading criteria (p. 448)[1] (Access may require VPN connection.)
Holistic rubric for grading participation (p. 36).[2] (Access may require VPN connection.)
Strategy: Grading Student Participation – See the Sample Participation Rubric (p. 2)[3]
Read more
Do students see the value of class participation? Results of a pilot project (Teaching for Learning Blog)
Plan Discussions (TL KB)
Rubrics in myCourses (TL KB)
What would happen if you stopped giving participation grades? (Teaching for Learning Blog)
References
- ^ Dancer, D., & Kamvounias, P. (2005). Student involvement in assessment: a project designed to assess class participation fairly and reliably. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(4), 445–454. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930500099235
- ^ Bean, J. C., & Peterson, D. (1998). Grading Classroom Participation. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998(74), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.7403
- ^ Illinois State University, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
- ^ University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
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