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Hi Larry

Here go my answers to your questions.

On 01/27/2012 02:18 PM, Larry Michaelsen wrote:
> Based on my experience, what you describe is extremely rare (although 
> it does happen). If you've had it happen before (which it sounds like 
> it has), part of the problem might be some aspect of your TBL 
> implementation. Before I would offer a recommendation, I'd like to 
> know several things that might explain the outcome:
> 1) How were the RATs conducted (iRAT in-class? Did you use IF-ATs? 
> What were the average iRAT and tRAT scores? What was the pattern of 
> scores within this specific team? How much did the iRAT and tRAT 
> scores "count"?

iRATs were conducted out of class via the Internet (we use the Moodle 
platform, with time limit of 1hr). We use IF-ATs for tRATs. Average iRAT 
in this team was 12.8 and average tRAT was 15.8. The iRAT scores (scale 
0-20) within this team (average of the best 4 of 5 iRATs) were 12.5, 13, 
13.5, 12, 13.5, and 12.5. iRAT count 25% of the final "TBL score" for 
each student. The final grade for a student is 40% exam + 60% TBL. tRAT 
are counted together with applications for the final team score.

> 2) What did other team members' reasons for giving her a lower grade?

I've not asked.

> 3) What was the pattern of scores within the team?

108, 94, 98, 122, 68, 110

> 4) How much did the peer evaluation affect the grade?

The individual team score is the team score x peer evaluation / 100.

> 5) Did members' final exam scores affect other team members?

No.

>
> Larry
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 3:48 AM, J.Aires de Sousa 
> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     Dear TBLers
>
>     I'm using TBL in a large course of General Chemistry (1st year
>     undergraduate students of Engineering) with 450 students in
>     classes of ca 80 students.
>
>     I have a problem with the peer evaluation in one team, and I'd
>     like to get suggestions before I make a decision.
>
>     This is a team of 6 members in which one of the students
>     contributed mostly(apparently to me). This conclusion is confirmed
>     by the marks obtained in the final exams (she scored 4 points
>     above the other team members in a 0-20 scale). Peer evaluation was
>     performed before the scores of the final exams were known.
>     Students distributed the 100 points by the other team members and
>     submitted the evaluations directly to me. Only the final sums were
>     released. Probably due to conflicts within the team, this student
>     ended up with 98 points and two of the others got above 110. She
>     is complaining the evaluation was clearly unfair, and I'm inclined
>     to agree.
>
>     I'm considering several options:
>
>     - Do nothing
>     - Ask the team if everyone feels comfortable with the final sums
>     and, if not, repeat the evaluation
>     - Repeat the evaluation, this time openly
>
>     I'm sure this should happen frequently in TBL. I had a similar
>     problem before, but more evident, with a rather small team (4
>     members). At that time I "vetoed" the result and repeated the
>     evaluation.
>
>     It would be great if someone could help.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Joao
>
>     -- 
>     Joao Aires de Sousa
>     Departamento de Quimica, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia,
>     Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
>     Tel: (+351) 21 2948300 x 10907
>     <tel:%28%2B351%29%2021%202948300%20%20x%2010907>  Fax: (+351) 21
>     2948550 <tel:%28%2B351%29%2021%202948550>
>     Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     www: http://joao.airesdesousa.com
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> *******************************
> Larry K. Michaelsen, Professor of Management
> Dockery 400G, University of Central Missouri
> Warrensburg, MO 64093
> 660/429-9873 voice/cell phone, 660/543-8465 fax
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