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No reason to give them before the team test because they will all find  
out when they do the team test!  That's
the beauty of the IFAT forms - everyone finds out at the same time  
whether or not they got it right for themselves
as well as for the team.  Indeed, if they knew ahead of the team test  
(grat), then the discussion level would not be
as rich.  Remember - so much of the learning occurs as they struggle  
to achieve a consensus on these important
questions.  dp
On Jan 20, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Herb C wrote:

> I was talking another professor who does individual and team  
> testing. She said she does not give them their individual scores  
> before they do the team test. So students do not know how well they  
> did before they take their team test. I'm wrestling with whether  
> it's better to give the students their scores or not. She argues  
> that it prevents those who miss a few items from controlling the  
> conversation and they have to explain their answers in light of the  
> text or understanding and not by saying , "well I only missed 2 so I  
> think I know the answer on this one."
>
> Any thoughts one way or the other on whether it's better to give the  
> students their scores before the team test or not?
>
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> Herb Coleman, Ph.D
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