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{{hidden| |Repeat concepts in various contexts. | {{hidden| |Repeat concepts in various contexts. | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 23 September 2012
PUTTING TOGETHER ASSIGNMENTS
Presentation to new faculty
Amanda Bayer
Department of Economics
Monday, September 24, 2012
Use weekly assignments to reinforce and to extend previous week's work and to prepare for future week's work.
Weekly assignments are often not directly important in the calculation of the final grade, but always indirectly.
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- Variation
Include a mix of activities...readings, quizzes, problems, big questions, little questions.
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- Repetition
Repeat concepts in various contexts.
Why?
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- Action
Require students to engage actively with the material, and use questions to focus attention on particularly important ideas or passages in the readings.
Why?
|
- Interaction
Consider encouraging students to work together in groups, formal or informal.
Why?
|
- Creation
Give the students some freedom to do some original thinking within even a very structured assignment.
Why?
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