How should faculty evaluate student participation in the service component?
There are many ways this can be done. You may consider visiting the service site to conduct limited observations or ask the students’ site supervisors to fill out evaluation forms. Many faculty members rely on sign-up sheets at the site, timesheets, or checklists of specific tasks that students must complete and have certified by the site supervisor. Other forms of evaluation include reviewing the portfolios or projects students produce through their work at the site. You may also wish to ask others who teach service learning courses which evaluative strategies have worked well for them. Points related to service learning typically represent 30-40% of the course grade.
