Consider breaking up the paper into phases and at each phase have the
students share papers and critically comment on each others.
Without designing I would think that having a requirement that each
student reads and comments on two papers of other students might do
it. Have the student graders refer to you only the parts that they
do not understand and need help with. That way they do the work
under your guidance or rubric...
By the time the final paper is written it should be well reviewed by (say
3 sections x 2 student graders) six different students and you can
concentrate on a final product.
I would add one more step. Comment on their final drafts and then
return to them for the final writing.
Additionally, offer some incentive or prizes to the best papers. We
have an annual poster session for our students and there are a variety of
outlets for the best papers to be submitted to outside concerns.
Good luck and I am thanking my lucky stars for smaller and more
manageable classes.
At 07:16 PM 12/13/2006, you wrote:
I currently teach an
econometrics course with 35 to 40 students and allow students to satisfy
their econometrics paper requirement with one partner. However, I am
considering requiring students to undertake their own individual papers.
The problem is that the size of the class seems to be quite an obstacle
for a requirement that requires one-on-one interaction. Has anybody had
experience with this such that they can provide some techniques used to
maintain quality while, at the same time, increase the efficiency of
administration? Please feel free to reply privately. Thanks.
Jack
Dr. Steven C.
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Received on Thu Dec 14 2006 - 16:25:07 EST