1) Look at the student’s work.
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The Ocala Demands were a number
of different things wanted by multiple alliances of farmers who were fighting
for rights after the end of the Civil War. It was a political and economis platform held by the People's (Populist) Party.
The farmers wanted sub-treasuries in every state, no national banking, free
silver, no alien land ownership, no taxes on the things need to live, a
graduated income tax, and many other things that would save the farmers money
and make life easier for them. Life after theCivil
War for farmers was not easy, especially in the South. With a depleted work
force, due to the freeing of the slaves. The |
2) Mark an X in the 1st column if you can answer any
of these questions about this student’s work.
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Did the student read and
write the facts accurately? Can you prove it? |
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Did the student write in
his own words? Or did the student do what The
Bedford Handbook calls “unacceptable borrowing” or plagiarism? Can you
prove it? |
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Did the student use facts
not in the common source—or rely on memory or perhaps make up something? Can
you prove it? |
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Did the student seem to understand
the facts? Can you prove it? |
3) Now click on the link to the right of this one.
Using that link, compare the student’s work with the source that the student
used. If your answer to a question above is different, mark an X in the 2nd column.
Part of the presentation Hidden Barriers to Critical Thinking: Assessment and Solutions
A & M Assessment Conference, February 2010
Available at http://assessment.tamu.edu/resources/conference_2010.html
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