Thursday, July 12, 2012
Assessing Collaborative Efforts
Participation in a collaborative learning community should be assessed in different models. According to Siemens students should assess their peers, self-assess, educators should assess student contributions and educators should assess based on metrics. Assessment should be fair and understood. Rubrics would be the best way for an educator to assess students in this learning environment. I believe the fairest way to assess students is to create a rubric that is very specific.
When it comes to students who do not want to participate in the learning community it effects everyone. I have worked in groups where there are a few people that do not actively participate. It is a major headache. The best way to deal with this problem is to try and communicate with the group member. If this does not work then the instructor needs to be informed. The instructor is a facilitator and should be made aware of group members that do not participate.
Laureate Education, Inc. (2008). Learning Communities. Principles of Distance Education. Baltimore, MD: Author.
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3 comments:
You are so correct dealing with group members that do not do their part is a headache. But don't you feel like that is life sometimes. It seems like you are always doing someone elses job.
Do you think punitive measures should be taken against any participant in a collaborative work, as a result of non-participation?
Non participatory actions remain and there will always be those who excel in group work and those who work alone better. I have tried several things with no single best answer. When teaching a class the students do not value, a failing grade is not an avoidance incentive. Sometimes students may have to reap the fruits of their lack of labour and keep parents abreast!
Jeff
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