The Muddiest Point Overview
- Teacher's Purpose:
- Provides information about what students find most unclear and need further assistance with
- Provides information about what students find most unclear and need further assistance with
- Learner's Purpose:
- Identify and articulate what is not understood
- 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.
- 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.
The Muddiest Point Example
- Topic:
- E-Commerce course with diverse student backgrounds from both information technology and business
- 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.
- 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?"
- "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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