The move towards student-centred learning in higher educational settings (especially business schools) requires that students participate actively in physical and online classes. In order to both encourage and reward student participation; instructors typically assess it in some way and include a participation grade in calculating a student's final course grade. The purpose of this paper is to be provocative! It challenges our pursuit of the “holy grail” of class participation grading and proposes that we should replace this antiquated tool with a “reality stone” for the 21st Century: The judicious use of small group activities and peer assessments of group members. This paper presents several evidence-based recommendations for implementing the use of small group work and peer assessment, as an alternative to grading class participation.

在高等教育环境（尤其是商学院）中转向以学生为中心的学习要求学生积极参与实体课程和在线课程。为了鼓励和奖励学生的参与；教师通常以某种方式对其进行评估，并在计算学生的最终课程成绩时包括参与成绩。这篇论文的目的是挑衅！它挑战了我们对课堂参与评分“圣杯”的追求，并建议我们应该用 21 世纪的“现实之石”取代这个过时的工具：明智地使用小组活动和小组成员的同行评估。本文提出了几个基于证据的建议，用于实施小组工作和同伴评估的使用，作为对课堂参与进行评分的替代方法。