tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post7167245025537961518..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: An Alternative way of RevisingMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-36315838962580721352009-12-08T05:36:04.247-08:002009-12-08T05:36:04.247-08:00The spam comment above brought this post back to m...The spam comment above brought this post back to my attention. (In case the moderators have removed the spam comment by the time you're reading this, I am not referring to Mike Austin's comment! There was a genuine spam comment.)<br /><br />I recently started requiring that students meet with me prior to revising a paper, and it made a huge difference. The meetings involved substantive discussions of philosophy, as well as tips for writing better papers. The students seemed to appreciate it, and I was very pleased with the quality of their revisions. It does require extra time on the instructors' part, but it's time well spent.<br /><br />The other thing I've been doing to cut down on the number of repetitive comments I write is to use a detailed rubric. (Michael Cholbi did a <a href="http://insocrateswake.blogspot.com/2009/08/getting-on-board-with-grading-rubrics.html" rel="nofollow">post on rubrics</a> this summer.) Among other things, I can use the rubric to help students understand why I gave them the grade that I did, and I can focus my comments on philosophical points and ways to improve their work.david morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628941227584383772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-71856559927506746132009-12-08T04:00:43.700-08:002009-12-08T04:00:43.700-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Buy Term Papershttp://www.usatermpapers.com/buy_term_papers.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-37682492236650512902009-11-02T12:50:28.932-08:002009-11-02T12:50:28.932-08:00I like this idea, Becko. I agree that students do ...I like this idea, Becko. I agree that students do get discouraged, and it can seem overwhelming to revise a paper with so many negative comments. The other problem is that they will simply go through comment by comment, and change the paper, without thinking too deeply about it. I'm teaching in the Honors Program here this fall, and have done something similar. I meet with them and discuss the first couple of pages of their papers, and then tell them to revise the entire paper based on my comments. This way, they have to extrapolate and apply the suggested changes to the whole paper without having it all served up for them on a silver platter. It's easier for me, and better for them, one of my favorite teaching combinations.Mike Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489700864050607425noreply@blogger.com