Benjamin S. Bloom studied the cognitive development of students. In 1956, he published “Bloom’s Taxonomy” for cognitive abstraction. Abstraction is the ability of an individual to deal with concepts. Early in life, we understand the concrete world: things we can touch, see, and even smell. We rely upon our senses…
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Academic Paper Draft Checklist Students (and we might suggest all writers) often need a checklist to help with the revision process. The checklist we provide here is only a sample, which we think a teacher could alter to match the requirements of his or her course. Checked Paper Title:…
There are many ways to calculate the estimated reading level of a writing sample. We will look at a series of methods used to determine the reading levels for different student age groups. Teachers can use these methods to determine whether new material is suitable for their class and also…
Evaluating Errors One of the challenges for teachers of composition is deciding how serious an error is. How serious we judge an error to be affects both grading and teaching. We tend to focus a great deal more on serious errors than those we know are minor oversights. This guide…
What’s a rubric? The standard definition of a rubric is a category or set of categories. In education, we sometimes call a grading matrix a rubric. This matrix is a table of measured areas, criteria for mastery, and evaluation scale. Unlike grading a multiple-choice exam, evaluating writing is always somewhat…