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  Case: Reading ahead
Mr. Walter recommends all of his U.S. History students to read the sections that they will be learning the day before. He sees that all of his students that read ahead score significantly higher than his students that don't read. What can he do to get all of his students to read ahead?

Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Mr. Walter should first quickly gather some data as he asks students questions to determine who did the reading or not. Then after an assessment, he should show students the data which indicates the students that are reading ahead are scoring higher on assessments. Without showing student names, this would be relatively easy to show in a graph or chart. Mr. Walter could compile the data of several assessments and show student scores compared to students who did and did not do the readings. By showing students the data, it would prove that this is a great method of studying rather than a boring reading homework assignment that is not graded.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Making the students see the benefits to them, is a wonderful way of motivating them. It is a very "whats in it for me" generation. This may work.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 2:06 am
Rated By: aruPyR
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I do no think the teacher should spend valuable class time showing the students data. This will not solve the issue, it will only take away from learning time.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 5:52 pm
Rated By: sugeLu
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: Well this is only good if the students are held accountable
Rated On: October 14, 2014 7:31 pm
Rated By: ybaHyp
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: This might for college students, but i don't believe younger students would care much about the data. They might think it is another teaching moment and not pay attention.
Rated On: October 15, 2014 10:32 am
Rated By: ySaryN
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: The student may not be ok with this and neither would the other teachers
Rated On: October 16, 2014 6:04 pm
Rated By: PezaLe