Guides
Practical guides for teaching teams
How to assess group work fairly, reduce free-riding, and set up a class, drawn from the research and from how Dwixel works.
Guide · 2 min read
Assessing group work fairly: a practical guide
Fairness in group assessment is a design decision made before the project starts, not a judgement call made at the end.
Read →Guide · 1 min readReducing free-riding in your course
The research points at one lever, and it is not punishment.
Read →Guide · 1 min readSetting up your first class
From a class code to a graded submission, the path through Dwixel as a coordinator.
Read →Guide · 2 min readRunning peer assessment in your course
A short, evidence-based setup that gets the value of peer assessment while avoiding its known biases.
Read →Guide · 2 min readReading the contribution data
How to interpret what Dwixel shows you, and the mistakes that turn good data into unfair decisions.
Read →Guide · 3 min readDesigning a group assignment that works
Most of whether group work succeeds is decided by the task, before any student starts. These are the design choices that matter.
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