Giving Students the Floor

Abstract

This assignment is designed for small, upper-level special topics courses for university undergraduates and graduate students. This assignment functions best in courses with regular assigned readings, and requires that instructors cultivate list of “recommended” or “companion” readings in parallel with assigned readings. Each student selects one reading...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Other

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 400

Class Size(s):

Small

Usage Notes

See attached file: Usage Notes for Giving Students the Floor

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Practice writing and presenting on social science findings
2. Situate a special topic reading within broader social science literature
3. Develop/cultivate expertise on a special topic/reading

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students must complete a 1-2 page summary of their selected reading.Students must give a 10-15-minute presentation on the content and importance of their reading and facilitate a class discussion on content, merits, and weaknesses of the reading.
2. Students must include information on how and why their selected reading enhances or contradicts course lecture and reading material in both their summary and presentation.
3. Students must field questions from their classmates and instructor on the content of their selected article.