incomplete assignments
I teach students in upper division courses in a technology management BS degree program. I have a couple of students that continue to only do half of the assignment. I outline the requirements at the beginning of the course and send reminders during the course to no avail. Any ideas on how to further motive them to do all of the work? Thanks.
Something that has motivated me personally when taking classes was awards given by the institution that the instructor nominated the students for based on participation in class. The students received a certificate of achievement and a gift, (likean organizer with the scholl logo) at a luncheon on the weekend.
I have some of the same issues with students completing assignments , our structure has them working in groups which helps whith rotating the posistions of note taking hands on and final notes but they still somtimes dont do the paper work , They tend to wait for the review to get the answers , when i see alot of this from a group i only let the students who have done the work review it on paper , then after the inital shock that they did'nt get the answers i allow them to review with their group, at the same time we have prerequisite web courses that have to be done before they are allowed to test, setting deadlines in shorter time frames seems to help them keep on track.
Thanks for the input. I'll try some of your suggestions. The bottom line is that the student is accountable and responsible for completing assignments. Some of these same students also wait until the very last minute to complete their work. I encourage them to do work early and spread it out over the week which should help them, but some still persist in waiting.
Thanks again.
Hi Kenneth,
There are several things you might try.
Make sure that the current assignments are relevant and that the students can see application of the assignment.
Offer students the option of completing special assignments that they have chosen. The assignments are those that will give the students experience needed for course content and skill development.
Assign student groups to complete assignments. These groups often help to motivate each other.
Hold them responsible for their actions and when they don't complete the work, they lose points which can affect their final grade.
Encouragement is meant to keep the student motivated positively but there are times that the consequences of their actions or inactions has to be accounted for.
Gary
