And I can see that the suggestion that sharing the rubric with the examples shows the students even more of the instructor's expectations.
Carl
Hi Amanda,
Anxiety levels are greatly reduced by being shown examples. Students get the self confidence that they need in order to begin the project.
Patricia
Hi Rosemary,
Once students determine the relevance they have a sense of motivation and excitement to begin.
Patricia
Hi Jean,
We need to put our student at ease as much as possible, they have enough stress in their lives. Showing examples really eases tension.
Patricia
Hi Carl,
We want our students to feel at ease as much as possible. Showing examples really simplfy things for students.
Patricia
It will ease anxiety over expectations. If the assignment is too 'open ended', they may not be able to break it down into component parts so that they can see where the starting point is.
Carl
Showing students what they will be doing in the course- gives them know;edge, calms fears, and gives them accountability points. It gives them a sense of direction and a goal to obtain in a timely manner.
It provides them with benchmarks
examples provide relevance
Hi Joel,
Students really tend to get it when examples are shared.
Patricia
Hi Jennifer,
I agree! Things seem to be so much more clear to students when they can see it. Students appreciate being shown examples.
Patricia
I think it is important to show examples because it gives students a good, clear idea of what is expected in the assignment and it can also give students that are not very creative some ideas to start with.
Hi Richard,
Model what you want your students to become.
Patricia
Examples help to establish a benchmark for students. The examples give credibility to the established criteria
When students see what the end looks like they can feel more comfortable about the requirements and their abilities.
I think that they should see examples becasue they can then kniow what is expected of them. Often time if you assign a project to students you get tons of questions of all the details. Showing several good examples will help the students kanswer their own questions.
Hi Amanda,
Anytime an example can be shared to make things clearer, we should do so. Students need to get a full understanding of exactly what is expected of them.
Patricia
Leading by example is always helpful. Examples open doorways, and I think it's a great way to kick start critical thinking
I could not agree with you more! I always try and put "myself in their shoes." I know I feel better when I have a kind of picture or visual about what is expected!
Adult students have a lot of anxiety about heading in to a new term and having new classes. They always ask themselves and sometimes ask out loud "Do I/you think I can do this?". Giving them examples about the course gives them a "heads up" on what you will be teaching and allows them to ease their minds about the subject material.
I think that this is a very helpful tool because it helps to ease the popular anxieties that students have regarding papers/projects. One of the projects that I give my students is to create a power point presentation. When I say this, I can usually see the look of fear in their eyes. Some actually verbalize their fear. So, I have started to show them actual examples of prior projects created by students. This really helps to reduce their anxiety levels. Also, in regards to power point, some students do not know how to use the program and create all the fancy things in a presentation. I show them examples of "A" power point projects that are "fancy" and "very basic," yet include all the required information. Finally, for those students that do not know how to use power point, I create a small assignment for them to work with a buddy in the same class that knows how to use it. Then they create a small project and learn how to use it. Students then feel proud of themselves and realize that they "CAN" do it! In conclusion, I feel it is extremely helpful to the student to show them examples of the work they will be doing to reduce anxiety levels!
