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That's just about exactly what I do.

Takes me about 2.5 hours to do for a class of 70.  I have a system of various windows open on my computer simultaneously (Word and Blackboard) that works for me.

-M



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From: Team Learning Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Erica Hunter
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:47 AM
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Subject: Re: evaluations

I've had luck doing a midsemester eval where students rated each team
member on a likert like scale for some criteria we developed and then they
were asked to provide a) strengths/contributions of the member and b)
areas they could improve on. We then typed up the results so each person
got individual feedback that was semi-private (they knew what their team
was saying, but couldn't figure it out from handwriting). I did it again
at the end of the term and a lot of teams did improve b/c of the feedback
(the quiet spoke up more, the loud quieted down and listened more). But
that was with 2 instructors and 4 teams of 6-7. It would be doable if you
have a smaller class, TAs OR some time to commit to it. I decided not to
use that format for my 110 enrollments this semester.

Erica

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Erica Hunter
PhD Candidate
Department of Sociology
University at Albany