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In Australia, continuous assessment is the fad. Shudder. I see it as a vicious cycle. One teacher (or lecturer) sets lots of highly weighted assignments. Stude
by wisty 15y ago
In Australia, continuous assessment is the fad. Shudder.
I see it as a vicious cycle. One teacher (or lecturer) sets lots of highly weighted assignments. Students work hard in their class, and ignore the ones that "don't matter". So the other teachers (or lecturers) have to also ramp up, or no-one will study for their classes. It's a tragedy of the commons, and the students are the commons.
- lutorm 15y agoContinuous assessment should happen every time someone's teaching. This is "formative assessment", and is essential for informing teaching practice. That doesn't mean you give the students grades.
- aik 15y agoExactly. The difference is whether the assessment is seen as feedback or an evaluation/judgement by the students (and the teacher). In the case of marking 100% on homework -- that's bound to be seen as an evaluation and hence an extrinsic motivator -- not good. Assessing for the sake of gaining feedback on where the students are (for the teacher) and providing feedback to the students on where they are (for the students) is the way to promote intrinsic motivation.