The Skillful Teacher

Grading for Participation
As mentioned above, establishing clear criteria for effective partic-
ipation is crucial if students are to take discussion seriously. These
criteria should be published in the syllabus, should be the focus of
a pop quiz on the syllabus in the second week, should be under-
scored by members of the alumni panel, and should be modeled by
faculty in any discussions they hold in front of students and also in
their own facilitation. An example of criteria for class participation
taken from a syllabus of mine is given below.