Grading student participation during discussion or using active learning strategies can be difficult. To a certain degree, grading participation is a subjective practice. However, despite its challenges, grading participation can help train students on communication skills thus better preparing them for workplace situations.
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Some strategies to grade participation include:
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The following are resources to assist you in designing meaningful ways to grade class participation.
Grading Classroom Participation
John C. Bean and Dean Peterson believe grading class participation provides signals to students about the kinds of learning and thinking the instructor values. This chapter describes three models of participation, several models for assessment including a sample rubric, problems with assessing classroom participation, and strategies for overcoming these problems.
Retrieved from http://csufresno.edu/academics/documents/participation/grading_class_participation.pdf.
Assessment Toolkit - Grading Class Participation
From UNSW (Australia), this document describes when to use classroom participation assessment, the benefits of assessing participation, and includes strategies and examples.
Retrieved from https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/printpdf/618.
Example Class Participation Rubric
An instructor's rationale for grading participation and the class participation rubric with detailed criteria for different levels of performance
Retrieved from https://letsgetengaged.wikispaces.com/file/view/ClassParticipation.pdf.
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