The Muddiest Point Overview
- Teacher's Purpose:
- Provides information about what students find most
unclear and need further assistance with
- Learner's Purpose:
- Identify and articulate what is not understood
- Timing:
- End of presentation/lecture
- Close of a discussion
- End of a reading assignment
- Hint:
- This CAT emphasizes a negative- be careful not to
overuse.
- Feedback:
- Depends on the method - either individual (e-mail)
or group feedback (announcement, e-mail, discussion
board) is appropriate.
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The Muddiest Point Example
- Topic:
- E-Commerce course with diverse student backgrounds
from both information technology and business
- Method:
- A discussion board is created for each student to
post "The Muddiest Point" -- the point that
still seems unclear or was difficult to get a grasp
of.
- Question:
- "What is the muddiest point in this module's
readings?"
- Feedback:
- Learner responses are read. Learners reply to each
other's postings and clarify the muddiest points.
The teacher can step in as needed. Additional review
resources may be suggested.
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Copyright © 2004
Terry Morris
Last Updated: 01/27/04
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