As the semester comes to a close, student campaign groups conduct an evaluation of their campaign. As part of this evaluation, the groups produce a campaign binder that is a summation of the group’s experience, and it provides an historical record of the campaign which can be used by future social action students. In addition, the student campaign groups design a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation that explores what their group learned from social action. In their group presentation, they might highlight several of the topics from the campaign binder, or they can choose something else.

Click here for the Binder & Group Presentation directions. SML made the Binder and the Group Presentation group projects with the grade going to the group and not the individual.

Participation

On the day of the final, students turn-in a typed statement explaining what they think they deserve for their participation in the large group and campaign teams. The student self-evaluation is taken into consideration in my evaluation of their participation. Click here for the Participation Statement directions.

Course Development Questions

How will you conduct a final evaluation of the students’ learning? Will you use the campaign notebook and campaign group evaluation? If so, why? If not, why not, and what will you do instead? Will you do a final, group presentation?
What other ways might you evaluate your students at the end of the class?