Short Papers

Gauge whether your students understood the lesson through bite-sized essays.

Professor: Dr. Philip Peckson
Subject: HML325 – Literary Theory & Criticism 2

Intended Learning Outcome: Articulate their reasoning process and insights concisely but thoroughly.

This can serve as a good formative assessment for any type of subject, as professors can use it to gauge the students’ understanding of modules and/or lectures.
That being said, professors must be ready to check these as quickly as possible, so you can use any insights gleaned from the students’ answers to inform what you may need to further explain during the next class sessions.

U.N.I.T.A.S. Design Principles	Application
Understands the learner	When used as a formative assessment or check-in between modules, this serves as a good jumping point for understanding the knowledge base of your students.
Achieves learning goals	By having these short papers after each lecture/model, both students and professors can both gauge how well the concept was understood.
Systematically reviews and improves the learning experience	Professors can use students’ papers (including what they say and didn’t say), as possible jumping points for how to approach future lectures and modules, even for future runs of the subject.

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