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Based on lots of experience, you MIGHT be able to make it work.  There are two key issues:
1) Will the physical setting allow face-to-face interaction with the ENTIRE group?
2) Do you have a really well-designed set of team assignments.  You'd have to have good RAT questions (AND IF-AT answer sheets) and a set of applications that are designed based on the 4 S's (Significant problem/question, Same problem/question, Specific choice, Simultaneous Report).
 If you don't have BOTH of these, then I recommend reforming the teams as soon as possible.  Along as you explain to the students why you have chosen to do so, I think the benefits would far outweigh the risks.

Larry


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Larry K. Michaelsen
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University of Central Missouri
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I had a larger than expected enrollment and a number of students who entered the classroom late, so -- after some confusion in setting up groups -- I ended up developing groups that have 9 or 10 members (instead of the consistently suggested group size of 5 to 7 members).  I realize this isn't optimal...but I'm leaning toward leaving the groups like this.  
 
They worked well together in determining the grading distribution today, and already seemed to begin the bonding process in several obvious ways.
 
Does anyone have experience with TBL with larger than optimal groups?  Should I leave things as they are for this year, or make a change before things get to far?
 
Thanks--(clearly I'm a TBL-newbie!)