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  Case: Quantity or Quality?
In my classroom, my students are required to complete written responses in our reading and language that are typically integrated with social studies and science topics. These responses ask students to create a response using higher levels of thinking based on Bloom's Taxonomy. The assignment I will mention states:
"How did John Brown's beliefs and ideals impact his actions?"

One student, we will call him Student A, responds in great length and truly explains his thinking and uses specific examples that we have read about in our social studies texts, our read-alouds, and our guided reading text. I can really get a grasp on this student's understanding of the topic through his thorough response. Student B responds in one sentence. I can gauge his understanding through his response, but it just seems to lack in comparison to Student A's response.

Which should have the better grade? I honestly think the quality and quantity is better in Student A's response, but Student B did actually answer the question, but very poorly.


Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Based on the question given, I am assuming this is a intermediate grade level. Student A would benefit from revising and editing. Discuss what in his response is unnecessary and what is not. Maybe you can use a main idea and supporting details organizer.
Student B would benefit from a similar graphic organizer. This would help him spread his ideas out and think more deeply and expand on his ideas, especially because that is seen as an unexceptionable response for intermediate grades and higher order thinking questions.
I would also suggest collaborative pairing. They could both probably help each other very much.
 
     
     
  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 would never do this! This is wrong! If the student is providing many different examples and they are all correct points to be made why should he be told to cut some and just do the least amount of work to get by.
Rated On: February 24, 2015 8:41 pm
Rated By: tuWyDe
 
     
     
  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 would not use this solution.
Rated On: July 8, 2017 2:05 pm
Rated By: BuXaja