Angela Lopez

I absolutely agree that when students participate in class activities the entire class benefits from the experience. As and instructor in Medical assisting I also have instituted a classroom participation grade and have found my students are much more willing to get up and perform the laid out activities and do it with much more effort when they know I am watching and grading. Then when we complete we all come together to discuss the positives and what may need to be worked on to improve the situations we are currently working on.

Patricia Scales

Hi Michele,
I have a class participation grade built into my syllabus worth 5% to encourage classroom participation.

Patricia Scales

michele allen

I agree with class participation. Great idea about having a student e-mail you, if they feel they are not being heard.

Tara Cypher

I agree absolutely! I teach in the applied health field and use role-playing every class to try to involve everyone in the discussion.