Every single student's writing improved. This has not happened in any other class I have taught.
The content appeared to be learned as well as would occur in a lecture setting. In their feedback, students insisted that they learned a great deal. But I am still unsure what can be used to objectively measure their learning.
I can't create a mastery list, as this material doesn't lend itself to single answers. There is no concrete material that I can scrutinize, and as a neuroscientist used to teaching facts, this is disconcerting. I don't think that I will ever be 100% confident of the success or outcome from this method of teaching.
When students are forced to write a very concise answer to a relatively broad question, students who understand the concepts can write in a clear, comprehensive manner. Conversely, they don't understand the concepts, their writing becomes vague, flowery, or imprecise.
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