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Janet,

Would you mind sharing the set of sample RAT questions along with a guide
for preparing for RATs that you post on Blackboard? I think that's
something that would help a lot of us--including me. I'm also interested in
the level of difficulty of your bonus question and a bit more detail on how
it "counts" for individuals and teams.

Larry

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Janet Stamatel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> For my 300-level intro criminology course, I expect students to average
> about 60-70% on the individual and over 90% on the team RATs.  The RATs are
> 10 questions and I specifically tell them that 7-8 are straightforward
> (definitions, main ideas) and 2-3 are more challenging (application,
> inference, projection, etc.).  The idea is that if everyone on the team is
> prepared then they should be discussing the 2-3 challenging questions
> during
> the team RATs, thereby learning the skills they need to figure out the
> correct answers for those kinds of questions.
>
> To help alleviate the stress, I post one set of sample RAT questions along
> with a guide for preparing for RATs on Blackboard at the beginning of the
> semester.  This illustrates the difference between an easy and a hard
> question.
>
> I have also added an extra credit question for the individual part only.
>  If
> they think a question was unfair or too picky but the team answered it
> correctly (and therefore they cannot appeal it), then they have the comfort
> of knowing that there was some compensation.  (BTW, this has not inflated
> the individual RAT scores like you might suspect it would.)
>
> I agree with the previous post re: student resistance. It gets much easier
> to manage over time.
>



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