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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Instead, I decided to enhance my approach to problem solving by incorporating peer review—letting students participate in the feedback and assessment process. I then had each review work by three other students according to a feedback rubric I created; I moderated the process throughout. Advice for effective peer review.

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Feedback Peer Review Critical Thinking Assignments 138

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

There's a lot of distrust in experts, and some of it is justified in the sense that when people try to question experts, sometimes people can be a bit like, ‘Oh, well you don't understand it.’ Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast. And I've done this myself.

Teaching 148

Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. It also helps break down the barrier between critical and creative thinking.

Writing 113

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

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AUGUST 22, 2018

For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). Students can do a self-reflection upon finishing the draft, and also engage in anonymous peer-reviews of each other’s work. based company.

Writing 113

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

The question of who’s most likely to succeed also drives the world of selective college admissions. In addition to assessing students’ grades and essays, admissions officers have long looked to the SAT and ACT to help them decide who will make it in their campus settings, and beyond. We believe in you. They also simply may not work.

Fairness 217

Fairness Counselling Testing Disabilities 217

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

If they’re short answer or essay — the preferred way to check understanding — grading takes a long time. Through the implementation of a prescribed rubric, a student’s classmate looks at their work and determines if it satisfies the goals of the lesson, the Essential Questions, and the Big Ideas.

Feedback 91

Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission. What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

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APRIL 17, 2017

Our literacy coach and English teacher, Heidi Crocker, found a product from Turnitin – Revision Assistant – that used a powerful technology to assess writing and would turn the data it uncovered into feedback that students could apply to their essays immediately. We decided to give it a try.

Testing 71

Testing Essay English Writing 71

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For instructors serving diverse, often underserved populations, AI raises critical questions: How has it evolved into a pedagogical tool? Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission. What are its merits and limitations?

Faculty Development 82

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 82

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

When students share organic ideas and peer review projects, they build authentic knowledge that everyone takes ownership in, but the saying is easier than the doing. Every activity in your classroom includes how-to questions. Does it fit what else they know about the question? Does it sound right? If it does, go for it!

Students 77

Students Writing Peer Review Essay 77

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

After some reflection, I have come to believe that, in the long run, worrying about how students might use AI to cheat is not the most productive question to focus on. The better question is, even in the era of AI, how can we best teach our students? Peer review. What is AI incapable of doing in its writing?

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

After some reflection, I have come to believe that, in the long run, worrying about how students might use AI to cheat is not the most productive question to focus on. The better question is, even in the era of AI, how can we best teach our students? Peer review. What is AI incapable of doing in its writing?

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Among the top results: a slick animated video called “Problems in Public Education,” a rant arguing that all public education “kills creativity,” and a video essay titled “public ‘education’ has become indoctrination and distraction.” Others have raised similar questions about search algorithms. And that was just on the first page.

Peer Review 125

Peer Review Education Essay Attention 125

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JANUARY 6, 2025

A new peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Public Humanities , aims to strengthen the connections between university-based humanities work and the wider world, creating a space for academics and practitioners to share what they do and how they do it. A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. and elsewhere.

Essay 218

Essay Peer Review Art History 218