void setup() {
location = "CEMC 2017 - Summer Conference";
presenter = "Andrew Seidel";
}
Why change my system?
Markless vs. mark less
Theory
Evidence
How do we mark less?
What does this look like?
How do I start this?
To focus more time on student learning.
Lowers the student's focus on "What's my mark?"
Students focus more on improving
Personal goal would be to go markless - this would help students focus on learning
In the mean time, I do a lot less marking for my students
I do give a lot more feedback though
Evaluate on 3-5 items
Assess based on learning goals and success criteria
All the goals are based on the overall expectations
All assessments are broken down into learning goals and success criteria (as per Growing Success)
3 rubrics for the whole course (based on OLGs)
Rubric subsections are based on learning goals
Success Criteria are listed in the rubric
Almost 0 tests (ICS2O @ 0, ICS3U @ 1, ICS4U @ 2)
Do mainly large and small projects, a couple group projects, and presentations
Feedback via Single-point rubrics
No marks - focus is on learning
Focus the students on the learning process
Give out larger projects rather than a lot of little ones
Allows for more feedback
Sit with students when giving feedback, and update their rubric on the spot
Give large projects that last at least a week
Spend most of my time walking around helping students individually
Minimal stand and deliver (10-20 minutes a week on average)
Allows me a lot of time to give individual feedback
Focus on the important points of the course
Turn the classroom into a learning-focused class (rather than mark driven)
Continuously focus the student's attention to learning (rather than marks)
Free up a lot of "marking" time by providing feedback and updating rubrics in-class
Time to collaborate!
Google Doc for discussions link provided