Articulating Expectations
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Jerome Bump
Dept. of English, College of Liberal Arts
Tips
It is a good teaching practice to clearly communicate assignments and behavior expectations (Scott, 1995).
Example: Blackboard’s Gradebook forces you to use a numerical system
- “It’s forced me to communicate my standards– discover them almost, and articulate those standards.”
Related Resources
Scott, R., and Tobe, D. (1995). Communicating high expectations. Liberal Education. 81(2): 38-43
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