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I went through my higher education basically without grades. Almost all courses were project based, which were done in teams. If the team decided you were a non
by spiderfarmer 10y ago
I went through my higher education basically without grades. Almost all courses were project based, which were done in teams. If the team decided you were a non-perfomer, there would be a discussion with a teacher.
This freed up a lot of time for the teachers, so general knowledge was tested by teachers in personal meetings, where you had to explain to him/her what you had learned. If your explanation wasn't good enough, the teacher would explain things again so you would understand. So it's not just a test, but a more personal way for a teacher to feel if you really understood the subject.
A system like this only works when everyone loves what he or she is learning. 40% of the students didn't finish the first year. After the first year almost everyone made it.
- rimantas 10y ago> which were done in teams This is fucked up and sucks for introverts. And double sucks for them if they love that they are learning.
- spiderfarmer 10y agoOnly if you think you should leave introverted people alone in the corner of the classroom, forever. Working in teams forces introverted people to learn ways to cope with their natural attitude and it learns the other team members how to deal with their introverted counterparts. If you want your team to deliver the best products you better learn about eachothers strengths and weaknesses. In the first year you learn a lot about team dynamics.
- no_flags 10y agoI actually like the concept of group based work much more in a grade-less environment. When grades are involved it over-burdens the good students because they have to pick up the slack for students who don't care, or risk getting a lower grade.