How giving up "Grade As You Go" has improved my life...

[engelhardtlm1]

One of the worst parts of teaching is grading papers. In the interest of fairness, teachers have to standardize assignments to some degree - which means that papers all sound more or less the same. Very little that is interesting or creative is allowed to sneak in. This makes grading dull. However, this part is unavoidable

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It is an interesting debate on assessment practises. Finding particular elements is useful, but you also want to see examples of creativity and especially deep understanding. Even more so is the need to evaluate whether the learner has integrated themselves into a community of practise. The latter, whilst perhaps counter-intuitive, has been shown to give better overall learning outcomes than tick-a-box competency evaluation.