How to Grade Wikis

Ways to look for and grade evidence of collaboration & build strong partnerships

Unique user IDs

Make sure students log on with a unique user ID so you (and their partners) can track their work

Color coding

See at a glance the contributions each partner has made to a page by directing students to color code their edits

Discussion features

A discussion or “talk” page allows threaded discussions, like an online discussion board

Encourage students to collaborate using these tools so you can gauge their level of participation as a team

Checking the wiki history

Compare versions and edits made to the wiki to see who made how many changes to the page over time