Nov 2 – on Biggs’ Robert and Susan : surface vs deep learning styles (Marton and Saljo)

I agree with you that the key idea is engagement, and that to stimulate a “Robert” to engage requires active participation in formative assessment projects, such as PBL.

The main reason I give individual grades even on summative group work is to keep it fair for the “Susans” in the group, since they don’t want to be penalized for Robert’s lack of effort.