Grades are earned in relation to the number of Walkabout tasks that are accomplished satisfactorily. The integration of what is being studied through completing the tasks becomes the students responsibility. They can choose to work through a theme, such as the history of Chicago or the role of women in settling the West. This includes critiquing research studies or reform efforts and preparing a review of the literature on an instructional issue or problem. Return to narrative questions Assessment of Student Work Student learning is assessed through reaction papers they compose in relation to certain tasks, the resource box or WWW homepage they develop, attendance and participation in class, and by observing their contributions to discussions about readings in cooperative groups.
Work is accepted on a satisfactory or unsatisfactory basis.
They may revise and resubmit any unsatisfactory work once so they can profit from their mistakes and still achieve their goal. Students submit an individual report holding the other members of their cooperative groups accountable for contributing to the groups success. I evaluate this along with all written work. We review WWW pages or read research papers depending on which Curriculum Development A level option was selected. This assessment technique is instructive for future teachers.