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[quote=Anonymous]What kind of policy are you looking for?

These are the joys of teaching.  I am always looking for evidence of learning.  Everything a student does, I am looking at the results.  Yes, it may not be 'graded' but I can use the information to determine whether or not a student demonstrates understanding of the concept/objective.  It is not about the number of points a student collects.  It is about the learning.  But, we live in a world where a student can collect enough points to earn an A.

There are times when I need to work with some students to complete an assignment, so I assign an extension activity to those who have already finished.  Students usually ask if it is graded and then choose not to do it.  But that extension activity offers another opportunity to for the students to demonstrate understanding in another way.  Student A chooses not to do the assignment, but Student B does and through that process demonstrates an exceeding understanding of the material. Maybe this is better than the original 'graded' assignment.  Am I to ignore this new information because it is not graded?  But, I guess you will probably tell me that is not fair and I shouldn't do it.

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