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2. Schaffer method - Wikipedia

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   Schaffer method. The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools. Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework ...

3. Rubric (academic) - Wikipedia

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   Rubric (academic) In the realm of US education, a rubric is a "scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students' constructed responses" according to James Popham. [1] In simpler terms, it serves as a set of criteria for grading assignments. Typically presented in table format, rubrics contain evaluative criteria, quality definitions for ...

4. Holistic grading - Wikipedia

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   Holistic grading. Holistic grading or holistic scoring, in standards-based education, is an approach to scoring essays using a simple grading structure that bases a grade on a paper's overall quality. [1] This type of grading, which is also described as nonreductionist grading, [2] contrasts with analytic grading, [3] which takes more factors ...

5. Authentic assessment - Wikipedia

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   Authentic assessment is the measurement of "intellectual accomplishments that are worthwhile, significant, and meaningful" [1][2] Authentic assessment can be devised by the teacher, or in collaboration with the student by engaging student voice. When applying authentic assessment to student learning and achievement, a teacher applies criteria ...

6. IB Group 1 subjects - Wikipedia

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   IB Group 1 subjects. The Group 1: Studies in language and literature (previously First Language) subjects of the IB Diploma Programme refer to the student's first language (native language or otherwise best language). [1] Three courses are available: Language A: literature, Language A: language and literature and an interdisciplinary subject ...

7. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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   The five-paragraph essay is a form of essay having five paragraphs: one concluding paragraph. The introduction serves to inform the reader of the basic premises, and then to state the author's thesis, or central idea. A thesis can also be used to point out the subject of each body paragraph. When a thesis essay is applied to this format, the ...

8. Peer assessment - Wikipedia

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   Peer assessment, or self-assessment, is a process whereby students or their peers grade assignments or tests based on a teacher's benchmarks. [1] The practice is employed to save teachers time and improve students' understanding of course materials as well as improve their metacognitive skills. Rubrics are often used in conjunction with self ...

9. Essay - Wikipedia

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   Essay. An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization ...