When I report iRAT scores I show the min, median, and max for that team.
It would seem to give every student a decent sense of where they stand
without violating privacy.
- Bill
Lane said:
> I would caution any instructor who discloses iRAT scores in a way that
> allows other students to know that individual student's score. An iRAT
> score is just as much a part of a studentıs record as a midterm or final
> score. An iRAT score is subject to FERPA.
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> Lane
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> On 8/14/14, 3:07 PM, "Beth Schultz" <[log in to unmask]>
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> >FERPA laws do not apply to class work because it is not a part of the
> >student record. We just had an information session regarding this issue
> >with our university attorney yesterday. There was a case that went to
> >the Supreme Court and a ruling was made regarding in class work.
> >
> >Dr. Beth Schultz
> >Anderson University, SC
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> >> On Aug 14, 2014, at 4:02 PM, "Shawnalee A Whitney"
> >><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >> Hello, folks.
> >>
> >> I know we're an international group and that questions about FERPA may
> >>not be relevant to those outside the US, but I'm wondering how folks in
> >>the US have dealt with FERPA questions, particularly pertaining to the
> >>iRAT/tRAT process. I'm asking on behalf of colleagues who are new to TBL
> >>and have raised this question. So I'll do my best to convey their
> >>question/concern.
> >>
> >> As I understand it, the concern that's been raised is that students may
> >>gain knowledge of other students' grades through the iRAT process.
> >>Personally, I think of the iRAT/tRAT as somewhat akin to the kind of
> >>collaborative work that might be involved in a lab. You might come in
> >>with a problem you've already worked, etc., and then you might discover
> >>through interaction with your lab partners that you had it wrong. In my
> >>classes (I'm in Communication), I have the students take the iRAT and
> >>then engage in collaborative discussion for the tRAT. My sense is that
> >>this approach would not violate FERPA because 1) I'm not disclosing
> >>their individual scores to other students and 2) they're not required to
> >>disclose their scores either. This approach clearly wouldn't involve
> >>other FERPA protections (like not disclosing grades to parents and that
> >>sort of thing).
> >>
> >> I have reviewed a variety of online sources that address
> >>interpretations of FERPA. This one
> >>(http://www.naceweb.org/public/ferpa0808.htm) is fairly helpful,
> >>particularly because it addresses the idea of collaborative work that
> >>students might do with peers in a class.
> >>
> >> Is there a quick guide or perhaps an FAQ to the "intersection" between
> >>FERPA and TBL?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any insights you're able to share.
> >>
> >> All my best,
> >>
> >> Shawnalee A. Whitney
> >> Associate Professor of Communication
> >> Department of Journalism and Communication
> >> University of Alaska Anchorage
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