Unit 3 Basic English Grammar

Discussion Forum Unit 3 Ramkowsky
1. What criteria do you consider to be of more importance? Ideas, proper English grammar or both? Support your answer.
Ideas as well as the use of proper English play a role in scholastic achievement. Ideas are the important matter that is discussed in any article, journal or paper. The language used to communicate these ideas must also take on an importance as the communication needs to make sense to those who are reading the content. However, one must not forget that for those participating in academia English is not always the students first language and I am not sure whether or not this issue should play a major role in the learning process. While I do believe proper English should be used whenever
How would you assess a forum response or a peer assignment which is counter to your personal values? What feedback would you give in this situation?
The opportunity to assess a peer’s work is a valuable tool in higher education as it not only allows each participant to view ideas generated by others it also allows the students to learn from their peers. This learning opportunity not only gives each student a chance to critique the works of others but it also allows them the opportunity to see what others think of their work. My personal beliefs while strong are just that, my beliefs. As a scholar the peer assessment should be viewed as an assignment that requires you to meet certain criteria. The task is to identify whether or not the specific requirements of the assignment have been meet not whether you agree with the content. Therefore, I would assess the forum response within the specific criteria required for the assignment. Personally I would evaluate the information given and if I did not agree with it I would provide feedback that asks for additional information such as resources that led this student to this evaluation or
If you follow the organizations that say they can measure a student’s ability to learn and therefore be successful in higher education you would need to use their testing programs. It is my opinion that a student’s ability to succeed in higher education should come from their past experiences. To assess a student’s ability to learn we should be looking to their past course performances. This means educators should be considering the student’s past course work to include difficulty of classes, grades in those classes, and even possibly their attendance and participation data. It means that past learning experiences and performance are an indication of how a student will perform at the college level. In order for an individual to succeed in higher education and in life they must have characteristics that go beyond their learning ability. These characteristics include the capability to learn facts and figures but also the skill to research and critically think for themselves but just as important as these skills are the students drive and desire to succeed. Measuring or at least taking these characteristics into consideration has to be part of the assessment