I’m trying something new this
semester that eliminates students knowing each others scores, I’m having
them take the individual RATs online on WebCT and then have them complete the
tRAT in class using the IFAT scratch off forms. The online RATs have them same
questions (10). The students have 13 minutes to complete it, they do not
receive feedback or scores for the individual questions, they just receive the
total score at the end. I know not giving individual question feedback is a bit
of a problem but it cuts down on cheating by not letting them know which
question they got wrong so their buddy can figure out the correct answer more
easily. You have to assume that some of the will try to figure the questions
out together. I did spend and continue to spend time on their Full Value Commitment
which contain the following categories; be here, be honest, be prepared, let go
and grow. They discussed these items within their teams and signed an agreement
that contained the behaviors they would want to see and those they would not
want to see from team members as well as the consequences if someone displayed
unwanted behaviors.
Harry Meeuwsen
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Subject: Re: Should teams know
each members individual scores?
When we return the folders with the scores I include a list of the
scores of all members of the group, but they are in a list in random order so
there is no way to trace those numbers to a name. Obviously in a 5-7
member group, some people will likely be able to figure out some of their
team-mates scores, but it is never available. An example of what I turn
back:
Maximum score for RAT 1: 12 points
Individual RAT scores for RAT 1: 12, 10, 6, 10, 11, 8, 7
Ind. RAT average for the group for RAT 1: 9.1
Ind. RAT average for the class for RAT 1: 10.4
Group RAT score for RAT 1: 11
Group RAT average for the class for RAT 1: 11.5
With this information the groups can compare themselves with the rest of the
class and know pretty much where they stand.
At 02:26 PM 9/9/2004, Michael Bieber wrote:
Hi Everyone,
The Michaelsen, Knight & Fink book recommends that individual RAT
scores be included in the team folder, so that team members know how
their fellow members are doing in the course.
Does this mean that the identities of the members are known, or are
the individual scores only shown by ID, so the identity of members
actually remains anonymous within the group?
Are there sufficient advantages to not keeping individual scores
private (among the team) to warrant this partial lack of privacy?
Should one give class members the option of remaining anonymous, even
within their teams?
Thanks!
Cheers,
Michael
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