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Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Get Students to Reveal Their Thinking (Not Just Their Answers)
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- Mar 11, 2026
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Summary
What if your students already have the answer… but skipped all the thinking that got them there? That's the problem ten instructors sat down to solve. In this episode, they share how they get students to show their work, not just turn in something correct. You'll hear how they grade reasoning, build reflection into assignments, use peer review as a mirror, and yes, navigate all of this in the age of AI. Because ChatGPT or Claude can produce the right answer in four seconds. What it can't do is show your students' thinking. That part's still on them. Because "42" might be the answer to life, the universe, and everything… but if your students can't tell you how they got there, are they really learning? 🎙️ Episode Breakdown + Timestamps [0:00] The "Right Answer" Trap [1:29] Tip 1: Drop the Receipts, Not Just the Result [4:02] Tip 2: Grade for Process, Not Perfection [5:42] Tip 3: Use Reflection to Surface Struggle [8:15] Tip 4: Ask Why… and Why Not? [10:06] Tip 5: Compare Notes, Not Just Scores [12:29] Tip 6: Peer Review or It Didn't Happen [14:35] Tip 7: Turn Group Work Into a Game Show [17:25] Tip 8: Match the Format to the Thinking [20:14] Tip 9: Thinking in the Margins [23:42] Tip 10: Give the First Step, Not the Answer 🎓 Featured Educators Dr. Daniel M. Look is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Mathematics at St. Lawrence University. He's spent over 25 years trying to convince students that math is not only useful, but occasionally fun. He authored Math Cats: Scratching the Surface of Mathematics, an illustrated exploration of mathematical ideas through the lens of cats. Dr. Christin Monroe is an Educational Research Associate at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously taught Chemistry at Lan…