Quality Matters
by Mark Rodriguez
1. Name
2. Standard
2.1. First review the standard, understand what is being examined.
3. Characteristics Metaphor
3.1. Building a House
4. Balanced
4.1. Point out strengths and weaknesses
4.2. Having clear detailed plans for the yard helped! When I follow the detailed plans it resulted in a very nicely constructed house and yard
4.2.1. Without the yard plans, what might you end up with
5. Sensitive
5.1. Keep recommendations on a positive note.
5.2. You had a good start with your plans. However, making more detailed plans will facilitate a more efficient construction of the house.
6. Measurable
6.1. Describe how the instructor can improve the course in observable terms
6.2. Plans the depict the exact type and placement of the landscape plants will help to know exactly what is needed.
7. Specific
7.1. Provide an explicit example of what to do to improve
7.2. Although you made plans for the house, no plans were made for landscaping. Providing more explicit plans will help with the overall construction of the house
8. Constructive
8.1. What's missing?
8.2. What can we do to improve on what we have, can we add a fence, a garage...what would make it better?
9. Annotation
9.1. Second, read the annotation for the standard. Annotations are very helpful to understanding what the standards are referring to!
10. Course Evidence
10.1. Look to the course for evidence. Most of the standard needs to be evident in the course, that means about 85%!
11. Characteristics
11.1. Constructive, specific, measurable, sensitive, and balanced. Each of these should be reflected in the comments, so that comments can be used by the instructor to improve the course. These characteristics take into account the instructor as a whole!
11.1.1. Constructive
11.1.2. Specific
11.1.3. Measurable
11.1.4. Sensitive
11.1.5. Balanced
11.1.6. See my metaphor that puts the characteristics in play!