Hi Dianne
When I was in south australia last spring a number of TBLers use a answer
grid sheet for students to record their answers then they hand in the grid.
The instructor makes an transparencies version of grid and blacks out the
incorrect answers....so they can overlay it and really quickly mark the
tests
They take it a step further....and student have 3 points to wager....and
they distribute the points across several answers or all on
one....overlaying the marking transparencies make very quick work of mark
I have attached my quick attempt to build an answer grid....I would likely
print 4 per page....and spend some time at the paper cutter
jim
> From: Dianne York <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Dianne York <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:37:34 -0700
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Student is not a team player
>
> Larry,
>
> You are correct that using TBL has been learning process for me, and I did not
> go "whole hog" that first semester. Instead I have incorporated the elements
> gradually, for better or for worse, and gained confidence with the system as
> I've gone along. The most encouraging factor was that my students embraced
> the use of teams very quickly. The most remarkable change that I've seen is
> in attendance rates. Previously about 60% of students had excessive
> unexcused absences, now it's about 30%.
>
> I only started using IF-AT forms this semester, and since you brought it up, I
> have a question for you. In the past, I used two copies of the RAT: one for
> the
> individuals and one for the whole team. I realize there are multiple drawbacks
> to that. But I had no problem getting the students to hand in all copies for a
> grade.
>
> Now students turn in an answer sheet for their iRAT (no access to scantron,
> but I'm working on it). They keep the question page to refer to for the tRAT.
> Unfortunately sometimes they don't turn in the question page. I have four
> sections of this course and use the same questions, but different IF-AT forms
> (different order of answer choices). My concern is sharing the questions with
> students from other classes. I've warned them that I will consider it academic
> dishonesty, but I know sometimes they just forget. In every case, they are
> able to pull it out of a folder or notebook, when they realize everyone else
> got
> their iRAT scores back but them.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> BTW, this is only a minor problem compared to the superior results I'm seeing
> with the IF-ATs.
>
> Dianne York, M.S., MT(ASCP)
> Lecturer, Biology
> Lincoln University, PA
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