Tired of grading stacks of student papers for simple formative exercises? Use on-the-spot grading to save time, add engagement and help students focus on learning. Next time you give an assignment, keep your grade book and handy and ask students to explain a few of their answers to you for a grade. Allow them two choices: For example: Anita finishes her vocabulary flashcards and brings them to you. You randomly pull out three of them and ask her to define them. She answers two correctly. You explain that her two answers will earn her a 70% or she can go back, study a little more and repeat the process (again, it’s random) for a better grade. You see, it’s about what Anita learned, rather than just going through the motions of creating flashcards.
1. Accept the grade initially assigned for the demonstration of their learning.
2. Go back and learn more to improve their grade.
(Note: you don’t have to keep your questions the same.)
Classroom Engagement Tip for May 8, 2008
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