In this activity, students are shown a number of final products which they will arrange in order from 'less good to good'. It helps students gain insight into what they are working towards and what makes a good product.
• Form groups of 3-4 students. • Go through the assignment description of the product they are working towards with the group. • Give each group a number of products (from previous years). Preferably, these are good and less good products, which are sometimes very similar. • Ask students to arrange these from 'less good to good' and justify their choices, for example by making notes. • Discuss the findings centrally: what orders are there? On what basis was the order determined by the different groups?
• By also providing the rubric or assessment form, students immediately get a clear idea of what is expected of them and how the criteria look in practice • You can also have students grade the products using the rubric or assessment form, and then as a teacher, mention the original grades given for the different products • You could have the groups look at each other's work before discussing it centrally, and possibly allow them to change their order
• The assignment description • 3-5 products that students are working towards • Optionally, an assessment form or rubric