Turning Homework & Exams on their Head – Deeper Learning by Putting Students in Charge (CLASS Project) Michael Bieber With help from Erick Sanchez, Ye Xiong, and many others… Information Systems Department College of Computing Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology December 2015

Outline Motivation CLASS concept Design and programming project

Motivation Deeper Learning & Interest in subjects Learning through active engagement –involve students as active participants How? –give students ownership of entire problem life cycle –online system to streamline management

Grade solutions Make up problems Solve problems Learning from doing the CLASS activities Dispute grade

Make up problems Solve problems Grade solutions 1 2 Learning from doing the CLASS activities Dispute grade Inquiry-based Learning Domain Learning Peer Assessment Self Assessment

Make up problems Read - other problems - other solutions - grade justifications - disputes Solve problems Learning from doing the CLASS activities Grade solutions 1 2 learning from reading everything peers write Dispute grade

Make up problems Students can read everything Solve problems Grade solution 1 2 Edit problems Dispute grade Resolve grade disagreement Resolve dispute Students perform Instructors usually perform

Make up problems Students can read everything Solve problems Grade solution 1 2 Edit problems Dispute grade Resolve grade disagreement Resolve dispute Problem Rubric Grading Rubric Students perform Instructors usually perform

Make up problems Students can read everything Solve problems Grade solution 1 2 Edit problems Dispute grade Resolve grade disagreement Resolve dispute Problem Rubric Design & Implementation -Fixing Features  Instructor Navigation Panel  Add users from roster  Export grades to Excel  Updated algorithms  Adding guidelines/rubrics  Status reports for students -Assignment Editor -Flexible Structure  New database structure  New task screens  New task types  Commenting  Groups Grading Rubric