Modified Peer Evaluation Tool

socratic-dialogue

It provides differentiation and modification to the original peer evaluation tool that can be used in lower grade levels and by students that have yet to be exposed to this level of vocabulary or complexity.

I personally know that socratic seminars are difficult to get a grasp on, for teachers and students, when they are quite young or when they are just being introduced to it. I think that the peer evaluation tool is a great way for students to grade each other but it was very difficult for lower level students and ELL's to use because of the language and complexity of the resource. I feel that by using the modified version of the tool they have a better understanding of what the point of it a socratic is and they aren't spending their time reading and rereading information that they don't understand. This version already breaks it down and has them do the checks at the same time in order to keep the class flowing and students following along with the discussion. With time, the goal is for low level students and classes to be able to transition to the original tool by the end of the year.

teacher

No more than about 5 minutes of prep and 5 minute explanation to the class on how to use it. It is modified so that they are half sheets, to save paper, and also to print front and back, so that there is only one half sheet shared between partners. So, the papers just need to be printed and cut in half by the teacher, then passed out and explained.

whole-class

interactive