A Story
When I took on my first teaching job, at the undergraduate level of a School of Tourism in the Universidad del Salvador, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I faced a dilemma. How could I honor the principle that individuals learn more when they take full ownership of their learning, and at the same time fulfill the task of grading their performance, which from the perspective of intrinsic motivation and accountability was a contradiction? I decided to try out self-grading, and shared with the students from the start what the criteria would be. I was not able to compare the results with any other benchmark, but the engagement during the course was high. The group of over 40 students participated actively and worked ...
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