Task List Checklist

This checklist will help you develop your transparent design task list.

• Does your description of the task:
  • identify the very first thing students should do when they begin working on the assignment?
  • the very next thing they should do?
  • the next, etc.
• Does your description of the task help students to avoid wasting their time on unnecessary steps, unproductive time expenditure?
• Does your description help students to focus their time efficiently on producing the highest quality work possible in the time given?
• Would students benefit from some practice exercises (in the form of a pre-task) in class to prepare them to perform the task outside of class on the graded assignment?

The Draft Checklist for Designing a Transparent Assignment was created by Mary-Ann Winkelmes in 2016 and adapted in 2021 by Amy Stanforth and Ann Matsushima Chiu and is released CC BY NC SA