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This time around, Teacher Freeman set the stage for a very insightful discussion that dug deeper than a mere “yes/no” response
To further verify the responses received from Alliyah and her other group members, Teacher Freeman could actually give each interviewee the ‘Who Is This’ survey shown in Figure 10
WHO IS THIS?
INSTRUCTIONS: Write the name of your group member who BEST is described in EACH of the following questions. Your answer must remain confidential. No group member (or other student) shall see your answer A group member may be named more than once
1 Who was an excellent team player? ________________________________________________ 2 Who was MOST AWARE of what was taking place in the group at all times? ______________ 3 In whom did you have a feeling of trust in their abilities, qualities, and judgement __________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Who was the member that helped to manage how others behaved in the group? __________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Who consistently managed their tasks in a manner that ensured on time and thorough
completion? ___________________________________________________________________
Figure 13 Individual participation survey
In summary, an assessor, you want to ensure that you collect enough evidence that will enable you to make judgements that are fair This may be accomplished by conducting the assess- ments over a period of time and more importantly, by collecting evidence using at least two methods In the examples above, we have evidence gathering methods from both major cate- gories—teacher observation and student self-report. Further, within each of these categories, we have shown how the different methods may be applied
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