I do this too, Candice. My students take the iRAT online....and the tRAT in class. I have been doing this for about 4 years....works very well, grade spread is the same as when I did everything in class. And the tRAT team discussion is just as vigorous. I have been careful to have a limited time available for the iRAT (students really do have to study before taking it)....and also I have the iRAT open for a limited time. My students sign an honor code as well.
Gail
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Subject: Re: TBL in 50 minute class
This could be another reason to move the IRAT to before class. I have my students complete the IRATs on our LMS, suppressing the grades until after they take the TRAT in class.
There have been discussions on this list in the past about the pro’s and con’s of having the IRAT before class. I’ve been doing the IRAT online for 5 semesters now and have not found any evidence of cheating, which is the most commonly cited concern.
Candice Benjes-Small, MLIS
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Depending upon how many total days of class you are dedicating to the unit, you might also consider making the Readiness Assurance assessment shorter (i.e., fewer questions). For comparison, a class of 80 first-year pharmacy students typically completes the iRAT and tRAT and appeals process in 30 minutes for a 20 question assessment. This would leave 20 minutes for discussion. If your unit is several days long and you feel that it is necessary to use more than 25 or 30 questions to gauge readiness, you could also consider splitting the RAT up into two parts on different days (e.g., learning objectives 1-20 will be tested on Monday and 21-40 will be tested on Thursday, with applications in between).
Another thought, if your students are taking a long time to answer an assessment with relatively few questions, is to decrease the level of difficulty of the RAT and assess those higher taxonomic levels of learning during the application process instead.
Short class periods can definitely feel rushed in TBL, and especially on RAT days, but if you recognize that the entire Readiness Assurance Process is important, I think you can get a rich learning experience by testing fewer objectives per session.
Hope that’s helpful!
Peter Clapp, PhD
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Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 9:28 AM
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Subject: TBL in 50 minute class
During my reading assessments with 50min. classes, frequently I do not have sufficient time to lecture/discuss problem areas. On these days I lecture the next class, but obviously its no longer fresh in their minds -- which is a big loss to the TBL method.
I would like any feedback on the option of letting those teams that finish early leave upon completion if I am not going to have sufficient time to discuss. On the one hand, I hate to keep them for no reason, but I am concerned that this will create an environment in which other groups rush and don't full discuss each question.
Any thoughts on this specific question or tips and tricks for TBL in a 50 min. class would be greatly appreciated. FYI - this is my first semester using TBL & I am using in an introductory Econ course. Thanks,
Michael
James "Michael" Latham, Ph.D.
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Business & Computer Systems
Collin College - Spring Creek Campus
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