Creating the Constellation: Allowing Students to Make Meaning in Our Courses

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The best final exam question I’ve ever given is this: “I want you to write about one thing that you figured out in this class that matters.”

This sounds simple, I know. Perhaps even a little flaky. After all, we’re the instructors. We’re the experts in the field. We’re the ones designing the exam. Surely, we are the ones who know what does and doesn’t “matter”?


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