Marking is hard, and ultimately subjective. Of course, it’s easy when the student is at either end of the quality spectrum, but the responses around
Category: feedback culture
Is summative peer assessment ethical?
In a previous post, I talked about the advantages and disadvantages of peer assessment. In this post I want to broach the notion that using
Shared Learning Spaces
Viewing others’ work presents numerous pedagogical advantages. Foremost of these is the chance for a student to evaluate their own thinking on a topic compared
To Rubric, or Not to Rubric
Discussions around rubrics are not new. Over the past few years, the pedagogy of rubrics has enjoyed acclaim and notoriety in equal measure. A paper
Group Instructions and the Curse of Knowledge
This is the 3rd post in a series on the Curse of Knowledge and its implications for teaching practice. The first is here, and the
How To Avoid The Curse of Knowledge in Teaching
This is a series of posts discussing examples of the Curse of Knowledge in instructional design, a phenomenon characterised by the unintended omission of information
LEARNING DESIGN by Paul G Moss 