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Aloha Krisztina,

I generally allot a time frame for completing the assignment that is
slightly shorter than I expect they will need. This puts pressure on
everyone to focus on the assignment and not use time to discuss social
issues, which is often the case if a time frame is not assigned. I then
float from from group to group to provide guidance and monitor their
performance. If they need more time, you can always give it to them. It's
been my experience that groups that finish early do so because not a lot of
thought or detail has gone into their responses. I suggest that you examine
the responses provided by groups that finish early and spur them on to
provide greater justification and detail.

Cheers, Tom

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:08 AM, Krisztina Jakobsen <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I’ve been using TBL in my developmental psychology classes for the last
> few years.  I am struggling with what to do when some teams are done with
> the application activities before others.  I typically let the students
> know how much time they’ll have to complete the activity, and some teams
> take the whole time to complete it, while others don’t.  So then I have
> students who are waiting for others to complete the assignment so we can
> have our class discussion.  I'd love to hear suggestions for what I could
> have the teams who finish early do until we’re ready for the class
> discussion?
>
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> Krisztina
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