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Learning activity

Create Final Assessment Instructions using GRASPS Framework

Get students to design their own final assessment instructions using the GRASPS template, receive feedback, and refine them before submitting their final assignment.
Pedagogy
Assessment
Learning outcome
Prep time
Intermediate (10-30 min)
Activity type
Learning Activity
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Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:
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Exercising Agency

Students will design and develop their own assessment task, allowing them to align the project with their personal interests and academic goals.
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Self-Reflection and Personal Expression

Students will critically reflect on their values, perspectives, and contributions to the topic, while ensuring alignment with the core learning objectives.
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Feedback Integration

Students will actively engage in receiving constructive feedback instructors, using it to refine and enhance their assessment before the final submission.
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Activity setup

Create Final Assessment Instructions using GRASPS Framework

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Activity steps

  1. Read instructions: Students are expected to read the instructions for the activity and they will learn about the GRASPs Framework.
  1. Submission: Students are expected to complete and submit their individual GRASPs template which will describe their design of their own final assignment.
  1. Feedback on student work: Instructors will give feedback on the assignment submission from the student based on assigned criteria.

  2. Grading: Instructors grade and publish the grades as needed.

Activity goals

This activity helps facilitate a flipped classroom approach to your teaching. When student engage with material prior to class there are several benefits:
  1. Read instructions: Students are expected to read the instructions for the activity and they will learn about the GRASPs Framework.
  1. Submission: Students are expected to complete and submit their individual GRASPs template which will describe their design of their own final assignment.
  1. Feedback on student work: Instructors will give feedback on the assignment submission from the student based on assigned criteria.

  2. Grading: Instructors grade and publish the grades as needed.

Learning Activities Used

Assignment Review

Meaningful teacher feedback to nurture a growth mindset

In this activity

  • Grading criteria is turned on to comment-only feedback. You can adjust this to fit a rubric or scaled grading depending on your course needs.
  • Feedback-on-Feedback is turned off, but if you wish to engage in more in-depth conversations about feedback, you can turn this setting on.

Notable settings

Anonymity
Reflection
Grading

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