Student Panel on Socio-Emotional Wellness
Meaghan Fritz
Session Facilitator/Moderator: Meaghan Fritz (Writing)
Session Panelists: A variety of undergraduate students who have taken ungraded writing-centered courses with Meaghan Fritz; current and former research assistants who have worked with Meaghan Fritz and Lisa Del Torto on their longitudinal research study on the effects of ungrading and alternative assessment practices in their courses: Amelia (Finn) Hurley, Autumn Grieb, Charlotte Admokom, Hana-Lei Ji, Maria Katsogridakis, Maya Vuchic, and Paige Usry
Introduction
This session will turn to students who have either directly experienced ungrading and other alternative assessment practices in Meaghan Fritz’s courses or who have worked closely with Fritz and her colleague, Lisa Del Torto, in interviewing former students as part of their longitudinal research study. In a Q&A format, students will respond specifically to questions regarding more holistic aspects of learning, focusing on areas of mental health, anxiety, and stress as it pertains to their experiences with assessment. Students will discuss their learning motivation in ungraded courses, the rigor of those learning experiences, and how alternative assessment practices impacted their educational experience broadly.
By the end of this session, participants will better understand:
- Students’ perspectives on alternative assessment and how it impacted their overall learning and wellbeing
- The impact of traditional grades-based assessment on students’ overall learning and wellbeing
- The ways in which students’ views on alternative assessment can vary across disciplines and experiences
Session recording
Slides and resources
- Slide deck
- Session Transcript (Word document)
- “Why is everyone talking about feedback?” (Benedictine University, 2019) (refer to image below)
