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Turning Homework on its Head –
Deeper Learning by
Putting Students in Charge
Michael BieberWith help from Erick Sanchez, Ye Xiong, and many others…
Information Systems Department
College of Computing Sciences
New Jersey Institute of Technologyhttp://web.njit.edu/~bieber
March 2014
Outline• Motivation
• CLASS concept
- collaborative learning through assessment
• Interesting issues
• How could this work in high schools?
• Looking for high school students to help
• Looking for collaboration with teachers
Motivation• Deeper Learning & Interest in subjects
• Learning through active engagement– involve students as active participants
• How?– give students ownership of entire problem life cycle– online system to streamline management
Grade solutions
Make up problems
Solveproblems
Learning from doing the CLASS activities
Dispute grade
Make up problems
Solveproblems
Grade solutions1 2
Learning from doing the CLASS activities
Dispute grade
Inquiry-based Learning
Domain Learning
Peer Assessment
Self Assessment
Make up problems
Read- other problems- other solutions
- grade justifications- disputes
Solveproblems
Learning from doing the CLASS activities
Grade solutions1 2
learning from reading everything peers write
Dispute grade
Make up problems
Students canread everything
Solveproblems
Grade solution1 2
Edit problems
Dispute gradeResolve gradedisagreement Resolve dispute
Students perform
Teachers or studentsperform
Make up problems
Students canread everything
Solveproblems
Grade solution1 2
Edit problems
Dispute gradeResolve gradedisagreement Resolve dispute
Students perform
Teachers or studentsperform
Problem Rubric
GradingRubric
Outline
• Motivation
• CLASS concept
- collaborative learning through assessment
• Interesting issues
• How could this work in high schools?
• Looking for high school students to help
• Looking for collaboration with teachers
Experiment with Essay Exams
• Experimental results:– Students felt they learned more
– Students enjoyed the exam more
– Students recommend it for future classes
• What students liked best– Active involvement in the (exam) process
– Flexibility to use any resources
– Reduction in tension
Issues• Issues for students
– Timing: drawn-out (2.5 weeks)– Learning curve to create problems, grade and dispute– Learning to use rubrics– Anonymity within online system– Trusting peers (good faith effort; good job)
• Trade-offs for teachers– Fewer solutions to evaluate, but each is different– Fitting into school schedule
Extending Scope• Which problem types?
– so far: short and long essay questions– what about: multiple choice, short answer, computer
programs, semester projects
• Which activities?– so far: exams, online discussion short essays– what about: quizzes, homeworks, larger projects, in-class
projects, other types of exams
• Which subjects?
• Team involvement in each CLASS stage
Make up problems
Students canread everything
Solveproblems
Grade solution1 2
Edit problems
Dispute gradeResolve gradedisagreement Resolve dispute
Problem Rubric
GradingRubric
CLASS in your school?
What would it take?
Invitation• Looking for high school students to help test CLASS this
summer
• Looking for collaboration with teachers to try out CLASS
and help refine it
Michael Bieber [email protected]
web.njit.edu/~bieber