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Tim, I divided my grading into 3 main areas and let the teams decided 
the weighting of the individual assignments. So I have Individual 
Performance, Teamwork and Comprehensive Assessment. There are 4 items 
including iRAT's under Individual Performance. I set the minimum of 50 
points for any area but they have 280 points to share between the items. 
Their are 3 items under team Performance and they have 500 points to 
share between them (with a minimum of 100 for any item). The 
comprehensive assessment is comprised of the mid term, final and 
professor rating with a minimum of 50 points and 220 to share.

It usually takes half of the first class day for them to agree on the 
grade weights.

Tim Connors wrote:
> Hello, all.
>
> For the past couple of years I have been using a modified form of TBL 
> in my theatre history class. So far, I have determined the grading 
> scale for the class rather than having the teams determine it 
> (currently: 70% individual; 20% team; 10% team maintenance). I think 
> I'm ready to try letting the teams set the scale (especially since 
> I've got a very small class this time - probably no more than 22-24).
>
> Is it beneficial for me to set minimums (e.g., at least 50% 
> individual, at least 10% team maintenance, etc.)?
>
> What kind of problems/issues might I expect to encounter? (It is 
> almost guaranteed that none of the students will have taken a TBL 
> course before this).
>
> Anything else I should be prepared for?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tim
>
>
> Timothy D. Connors
>
> Professor of Theatre
>
> Central Michigan University
>
> Office/Voice: 989-774-3815
>
> Fax: 989-774-2498
>
>

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