Teacher Reflections

Assessing as a Team
Theresa describes the team's process of grading the final design team presentations.


Our Grading Process
by Theresa Maves

We began after school in the lab so we had each group's presentation already downloaded on the computers ready to go with their paperwork right beside the computer. We organized all the groups' materials in the room. Then we went to one group and I looked at the engineer's work, Meile looked the at the architect's and Jill looked at the researcher's work.

We graded silently and individually at first. Then we talked among ourselves to see if the information from each individual project related to the other group member's project. Then we all watched the taped presentation and graded it together looking to see if the public relations person used the other group members' information accurately.

We could do this fairly easily because we had just looked at their work so it was fresh in our minds. Then we moved to the next group and repeated this process. Now this process took eight hours to do but it was necessary to analyze their work. It might not take as long next year as we know more how we want to do it and how to redesign the rubrics.